Recognised as Colour
#045A3F
- #045A3F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#045A3F is a cyan with RGB values 4, 90, 63 and HSL 161°, 91%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#045A3F#045A3F
HEX#045A3F
RGBrgb(4, 90, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3529, 0.2471
RGB percentages1.6%, 35.3%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(161.2, 91.5%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 95.6%, 35.3%)
CMYK95.6%, 0%, 30%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer285,247
CSS custom property--colour: #045A3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FBA5C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A041F
Analogous#045A14, #044A5A
Triadic#3F045A, #5A3F04
Split complementary#5A044A, #5A1404
Tetradic#14045A, #5A041F, #4A5A04
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G90
B63
Red4 (1.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue161.16°
Saturation (HSL)91.49%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 5A · B 3F
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