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Colour

#246B72

  • #246B72
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#246B72 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 107, 114 and HSL 185°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#246B72#246B72
HEX#246B72
RGBrgb(36, 107, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4196, 0.4471
RGB percentages14.1%, 42%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(185.4, 52%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 68.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK68.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,802
CSS custom property--colour: #246B72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#DB948D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#575E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 11.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#722B24
Analogous#247252, #244472
Triadic#72246B, #6B7224
Split complementary#722444, #725224
Tetradic#522472, #722B24, #447224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88D2DA
Lighter +30%#62C4CD
Lighter +20%#3CB4C0
Lighter +10%#308F99
Darker −10%#18474B
Darker −20%#0C2224
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#117A85
Less saturated −25%#375C5F

Channel breakdown

R36
G107
B114
Red36 (14.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue185.38°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6B · B 72

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