Colour

#274C46

#274C46
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#274C46 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 76, 70 and HSL 170°, 32%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#274C46

RGBrgb(39, 76, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.298, 0.2745

RGB percentages15.3%, 29.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(170.3, 32.2%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 48.7%, 29.8%)

CMYK48.7%, 0%, 7.9%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,575,430

CSS custom property--colour: #274C46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1

Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#D8B3B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494846no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#434447no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#184D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.9 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Teal · ΔE 24.6 Gray · ΔE 28.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.85, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C272D

Analogous#274C34, #273F4C

Triadic#46274C, #4C4627

Split complementary#4C273F, #4C3427

Tetradic#34274C, #4C272D, #3F4C27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#81BEB4

Lighter +30%#5FADA0

Lighter +20%#4A8F84

Lighter +10%#386E65

Darker −10%#162A27

Darker −20%#040908

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#195A50

Less saturated −25%#353E3C

Channel breakdown

R39

G76

B70

Red39 (15.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue170.27°

Saturation (HSL)32.17%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G 4C · B 46

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