Colour
#04272B
- #04272B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#04272B is a cyan with RGB values 4, 39, 43 and HSL 186°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#04272B#04272B
HEX#04272B
RGBrgb(4, 39, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1529, 0.1686
RGB percentages1.6%, 15.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(186.2, 83%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 90.7%, 16.9%)
CMYK90.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer272,171
CSS custom property--colour: #04272B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.79:1
Contrast with white15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FBD8D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B0804
Analogous#042B1C, #04132B
Triadic#2B0427, #272B04
Split complementary#2B0413, #2B1C04
Tetradic#1C042B, #2B0804, #132B04
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G39
B43
Red4 (1.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue186.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 27 · B 2B
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