Recognised as Colour
#28646E
- #28646E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#28646E is a cyan with RGB values 40, 100, 110 and HSL 189°, 47%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#28646E#28646E
HEX#28646E
RGBrgb(40, 100, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3922, 0.4314
RGB percentages15.7%, 39.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(188.6, 46.7%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 63.6%, 43.1%)
CMYK63.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,647,150
CSS custom property--colour: #28646E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D79B91
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6E3228
Analogous#286E55, #28416E
Triadic#6E2864, #646E28
Split complementary#6E2841, #6E5528
Tetradic#55286E, #6E3228, #416E28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G100
B110
Red40 (15.7%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 64 · B 6E
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