Colour
#255E4C
- #255E4C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#255E4C is a cyan with RGB values 37, 94, 76 and HSL 161°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#255E4C#255E4C
HEX#255E4C
RGBrgb(37, 94, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3686, 0.298
RGB percentages14.5%, 36.9%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(161.1, 43.5%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 60.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK60.6%, 0%, 19.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,448,972
CSS custom property--colour: #255E4C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#DAA1B3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E2537
Analogous#255E30, #25535E
Triadic#4C255E, #5E4C25
Split complementary#5E2553, #5E3025
Tetradic#30255E, #5E2537, #535E25
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G94
B76
Red37 (14.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue161.05°
Saturation (HSL)43.51%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 5E · B 4C
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