Recognised as Colour
#287C69
- #287C69
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#287C69 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 124, 105 and HSL 166°, 51%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#287C69#287C69
HEX#287C69
RGBrgb(40, 124, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4863, 0.4118
RGB percentages15.7%, 48.6%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(166.4, 51.2%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 67.7%, 48.6%)
CMYK67.7%, 0%, 15.3%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,653,289
CSS custom property--colour: #287C69;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D78396
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C283B
Analogous#287C3F, #28657C
Triadic#69287C, #7C6928
Split complementary#7C2865, #7C3F28
Tetradic#3F287C, #7C283B, #657C28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G124
B105
Red40 (15.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue166.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 7C · B 69
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