Colour

#04222B

#04222B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#04222B is a cyan with RGB values 4, 34, 43 and HSL 194°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#04222B#04222B

HEX#04222B

RGBrgb(4, 34, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1333, 0.1686

RGB percentages1.6%, 13.3%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(193.8, 83%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 90.7%, 16.9%)

CMYK90.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer270,891

CSS custom property--colour: #04222B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.55:1

Contrast with white16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#FBDDD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D212Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#171D2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#002525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.9 Slate grey · ΔE 41.6 Teal · ΔE 42.6 Gray · ΔE 43.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B0D04

Analogous#042B20, #040F2B

Triadic#2B0422, #222B04

Split complementary#2B040F, #2B2004

Tetradic#20042B, #2B0D04, #0F2B04

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#15B6E6

Lighter +30%#1191B7

Lighter +20%#0D6C88

Lighter +10%#08475A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00242F

Less saturated −25%#0A1F25

Channel breakdown

G34

B43

Red4 (1.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue193.85°

Saturation (HSL)82.98%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 22 · B 2B

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Colour values

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