Recognised as Colour
#287C61
- #287C61
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#287C61 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 124, 97 and HSL 161°, 51%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#287C61#287C61
HEX#287C61
RGBrgb(40, 124, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4863, 0.3804
RGB percentages15.7%, 48.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(160.7, 51.2%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 67.7%, 48.6%)
CMYK67.7%, 0%, 21.8%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,653,281
CSS custom property--colour: #287C61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D7839E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C2843
Analogous#287C37, #286D7C
Triadic#61287C, #7C6128
Split complementary#7C286D, #7C3728
Tetradic#37287C, #7C2843, #6D7C28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G124
B97
Red40 (15.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue160.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 7C · B 61
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