Colour
#254D43
- #254D43
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#254D43 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 77, 67 and HSL 165°, 35%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#254D43#254D43
HEX#254D43
RGBrgb(37, 77, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.302, 0.2627
RGB percentages14.5%, 30.2%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(165, 35.1%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 51.9%, 30.2%)
CMYK51.9%, 0%, 13%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,444,611
CSS custom property--colour: #254D43;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DAB2BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D252F
Analogous#254D2F, #25434D
Triadic#43254D, #4D4325
Split complementary#4D2543, #4D2F25
Tetradic#2F254D, #4D252F, #434D25
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G77
B67
Red37 (14.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)35.09%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4D · B 43
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