Recognised as Colour
#045A72
- #045A72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#045A72 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 90, 114 and HSL 193°, 93%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#045A72#045A72
HEX#045A72
RGBrgb(4, 90, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3529, 0.4471
RGB percentages1.6%, 35.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(193.1, 93.2%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 96.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK96.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer285,298
CSS custom property--colour: #045A72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#FBA58D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#721C04
Analogous#047253, #042372
Triadic#72045A, #5A7204
Split complementary#720423, #725304
Tetradic#530472, #721C04, #237204
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G90
B114
Red4 (1.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue193.09°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 5A · B 72
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