Recognised as Colour
#056F72
- #056F72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#056F72 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 111, 114 and HSL 182°, 92%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#056F72#056F72
HEX#056F72
RGBrgb(5, 111, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4353, 0.4471
RGB percentages2%, 43.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(181.7, 91.6%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 95.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK95.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer356,210
CSS custom property--colour: #056F72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FA908D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#720805
Analogous#05723F, #053872
Triadic#72056F, #6F7205
Split complementary#720538, #723F05
Tetradic#3F0572, #720805, #387205
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G111
B114
Red5 (2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue181.65°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 6F · B 72
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