Recognised as Colour
#28635E
- #28635E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#28635E is a cyan with RGB values 40, 99, 94 and HSL 175°, 42%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#28635E#28635E
HEX#28635E
RGBrgb(40, 99, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3882, 0.3686
RGB percentages15.7%, 38.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(174.9, 42.4%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.9, 59.6%, 38.8%)
CMYK59.6%, 0%, 5.1%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,646,878
CSS custom property--colour: #28635E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#D79CA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#63282D
Analogous#286341, #284B63
Triadic#5E2863, #635E28
Split complementary#63284B, #634128
Tetradic#402863, #63282D, #4B6328
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G99
B94
Red40 (15.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue174.92°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 63 · B 5E
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