Recognised as Colour
#105E4E
- #105E4E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#105E4E is a cyan with RGB values 16, 94, 78 and HSL 168°, 71%, 22%. 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
#105E4E#105E4E
HEX#105E4E
RGBrgb(16, 94, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.3686, 0.3059
RGB percentages6.3%, 36.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(167.7, 70.9%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.7, 83%, 36.9%)
CMYK83%, 0%, 17%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,072,718
CSS custom property--colour: #105E4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#EFA1B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E1020
Analogous#105E27, #10475E
Triadic#4E105E, #5E4E10
Split complementary#5E1047, #5E2710
Tetradic#27105E, #5E1020, #475E10
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R16
G94
B78
Red16 (6.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue167.69°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 10 · G 5E · B 4E
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