Recognised as Colour
#286C4A
- #286C4A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#286C4A is a cyan with RGB values 40, 108, 74 and HSL 150°, 46%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#286C4A#286C4A
HEX#286C4A
RGBrgb(40, 108, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4235, 0.2902
RGB percentages15.7%, 42.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(150, 45.9%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 63%, 42.4%)
CMYK63%, 0%, 31.5%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,162
CSS custom property--colour: #286C4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#D793B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C284A
Analogous#286C28, #286C6C
Triadic#4A286C, #6C4A28
Split complementary#6C286C, #6C2828
Tetradic#28286C, #6C284A, #6C6C28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G108
B74
Red40 (15.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6C · B 4A
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