Colour

#004D5D

#004D5D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#004D5D is a cyan with RGB values 0, 77, 93 and HSL 190°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#004D5D#004D5D

HEX#004D5D

RGBrgb(0, 77, 93)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.302, 0.3647

RGB percentages0%, 30.2%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(190.3, 100%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 100%, 36.5%)

CMYK100%, 17.2%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,805

CSS custom property--colour: #004D5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#FFB2A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#38425Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#005252no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Teal · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D1000

Analogous#005D3E, #001F5D

Triadic#5D004D, #4D5D00

Split complementary#5D001F, #5D3E00

Tetradic#3E005D, #5D1000, #1F5D00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#2ADAFF

Lighter +30%#00CCF6

Lighter +20%#00A1C3

Lighter +10%#007790

Darker −10%#00232A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004D5D

Less saturated −25%#0C4551

Channel breakdown

G77

B93

Red0 (0%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue190.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4D · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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