Recognised as Colour
#286D6D
- #286D6D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#286D6D is a cyan with RGB values 40, 109, 109 and HSL 180°, 46%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#286D6D#286D6D
HEX#286D6D
RGBrgb(40, 109, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4275, 0.4275
RGB percentages15.7%, 42.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(180, 46.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 63.3%, 42.7%)
CMYK63.3%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,453
CSS custom property--colour: #286D6D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#D79292
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D2828
Analogous#286D4A, #284A6D
Triadic#6D286D, #6D6D28
Split complementary#6D284A, #6D4A28
Tetradic#4A286D, #6D2828, #4A6D28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G109
B109
Red40 (15.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)46.31%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6D · B 6D
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