Colour

#256A64

#256A64
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#256A64 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 106, 100 and HSL 175°, 48%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#256A64#256A64

HEX#256A64

RGBrgb(37, 106, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4157, 0.3922

RGB percentages14.5%, 41.6%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(174.8, 48.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 65.1%, 41.6%)

CMYK65.1%, 0%, 5.7%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,452,068

CSS custom property--colour: #256A64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#DA959B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646464no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5C65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 11.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6A252B

Analogous#256A41, #254E6A

Triadic#64256A, #6A6425

Split complementary#6A254E, #6A4125

Tetradic#41256A, #6A252B, #4E6A25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#86D5CE

Lighter +30%#60C8BF

Lighter +20%#3FB6AB

Lighter +10%#329088

Darker −10%#184440

Darker −20%#0B1E1D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#137C73

Less saturated −25%#375855

Channel breakdown

R37

G106

B100

Red37 (14.5%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue174.78°

Saturation (HSL)48.25%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 25 · G 6A · B 64

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