Recognised as Colour
#014F42
- #014F42
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#014F42 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 79, 66 and HSL 170°, 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
#014F42#014F42
HEX#014F42
RGBrgb(1, 79, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.3098, 0.2588
RGB percentages0.4%, 31%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(170, 97.5%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 98.7%, 31%)
CMYK98.7%, 0%, 16.5%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer85,826
CSS custom property--colour: #014F42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FEB0BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG 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#4F010E
Analogous#014F1B, #01354F
Triadic#42014F, #4F4201
Split complementary#4F0135, #4F1B01
Tetradic#1B014F, #4F010E, #354F01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G79
B66
Red1 (0.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4F · B 42
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