Recognised as Colour
#106F78
- #106F78
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#106F78 is a cyan with RGB values 16, 111, 120 and HSL 185°, 76%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#106F78#106F78
HEX#106F78
RGBrgb(16, 111, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.4353, 0.4706
RGB percentages6.3%, 43.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(185.2, 76.5%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 86.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK86.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,077,112
CSS custom property--colour: #106F78;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#EF9087
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#781910
Analogous#10784D, #103B78
Triadic#78106F, #6F7810
Split complementary#78103B, #784D10
Tetradic#4D1078, #781910, #3B7810
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R16
G111
B120
Red16 (6.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue185.19°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 6F · B 78
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