Colour
#256F4F
- #256F4F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#256F4F is a cyan with RGB values 37, 111, 79 and HSL 154°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#256F4F#256F4F
HEX#256F4F
RGBrgb(37, 111, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4353, 0.3098
RGB percentages14.5%, 43.5%, 31%
HSLhsl(154.1, 50%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.1, 66.7%, 43.5%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 28.8%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,453,327
CSS custom property--colour: #256F4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#DA90B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F2545
Analogous#256F2A, #256A6F
Triadic#4F256F, #6F4F25
Split complementary#6F256A, #6F2A25
Tetradic#2A256F, #6F2545, #6A6F25
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G111
B79
Red37 (14.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue154.05°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 6F · B 4F
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