Colour

#256A72

#256A72
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#256A72 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 106, 114 and HSL 186°, 51%, 30%. 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

#256A72#256A72

HEX#256A72

RGBrgb(37, 106, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4157, 0.4471

RGB percentages14.5%, 41.6%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(186.2, 51%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 67.5%, 44.7%)

CMYK67.5%, 7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,452,082

CSS custom property--colour: #256A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#DA958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616673no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#565D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#006F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.5 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#722D25

Analogous#257254, #254472

Triadic#72256A, #6A7225

Split complementary#722544, #725325

Tetradic#542572, #722D25, #447225

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AD1D9

Lighter +30%#63C2CD

Lighter +20%#3EB2BF

Lighter +10%#318E99

Darker −10%#19464B

Darker −20%#0C2225

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#127985

Less saturated −25%#385B5F

Channel breakdown

R37

G106

B114

Red37 (14.5%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue186.23°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 6A · B 72

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