Recognised as Colour
#286C5F
- #286C5F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#286C5F is a cyan with RGB values 40, 108, 95 and HSL 169°, 46%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#286C5F#286C5F
HEX#286C5F
RGBrgb(40, 108, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4235, 0.3725
RGB percentages15.7%, 42.4%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(168.5, 45.9%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 63%, 42.4%)
CMYK63%, 0%, 12%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,183
CSS custom property--colour: #286C5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12002WCAG 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 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#D793A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C2835
Analogous#286C3D, #28576C
Triadic#5F286C, #6C5F28
Split complementary#6C2857, #6C3D28
Tetradic#3D286C, #6C2835, #576C28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G108
B95
Red40 (15.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue168.53°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6C · B 5F
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