Colour
#256A70
- #256A70
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#256A70 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 106, 112 and HSL 185°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#256A70#256A70
HEX#256A70
RGBrgb(37, 106, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4157, 0.4392
RGB percentages14.5%, 41.6%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(184.8, 50.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 67%, 43.9%)
CMYK67%, 5.4%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,452,080
CSS custom property--colour: #256A70;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#DA958F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#702B25
Analogous#257050, #254570
Triadic#70256A, #6A7025
Split complementary#702545, #705025
Tetradic#502570, #702B25, #457025
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G106
B112
Red37 (14.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue184.8°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 6A · B 70
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