Recognised as Colour
#014F41
- #014F41
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#014F41 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 79, 65 and HSL 169°, 98%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#014F41#014F41
HEX#014F41
RGBrgb(1, 79, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3098, 0.2549
RGB percentages0.4%, 31%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(169.2, 97.5%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 98.7%, 31%)
CMYK98.7%, 0%, 17.7%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,825
CSS custom property--colour: #014F41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FEB0BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F010F
Analogous#014F1A, #01364F
Triadic#41014F, #4F4101
Split complementary#4F0136, #4F1A01
Tetradic#1A014F, #4F010F, #364F01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G79
B65
Red1 (0.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue169.23°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4F · B 41
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