Recognised as Colour
#104A42
- #104A42
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#104A42 is a cyan with RGB values 16, 74, 66 and HSL 172°, 64%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#104A42#104A42
HEX#104A42
RGBrgb(16, 74, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.2902, 0.2588
RGB percentages6.3%, 29%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(171.7, 64.4%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 78.4%, 29%)
CMYK78.4%, 0%, 10.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,067,586
CSS custom property--colour: #104A42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#EFB5BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A1018
Analogous#104A25, #10354A
Triadic#42104A, #4A4210
Split complementary#4A1035, #4A2510
Tetradic#25104A, #4A1018, #354A10
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R16
G74
B66
Red16 (6.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue171.72°
Saturation (HSL)64.44%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 10 · G 4A · B 42
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