Recognised as Colour
#287C6F
- #287C6F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#287C6F is a cyan with RGB values 40, 124, 111 and HSL 171°, 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
#287C6F#287C6F
HEX#287C6F
RGBrgb(40, 124, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4863, 0.4353
RGB percentages15.7%, 48.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(170.7, 51.2%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 67.7%, 48.6%)
CMYK67.7%, 0%, 10.5%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,653,295
CSS custom property--colour: #287C6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D78390
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C2835
Analogous#287C45, #285F7C
Triadic#6F287C, #7C6F28
Split complementary#7C285F, #7C4528
Tetradic#45287C, #7C2835, #5F7C28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G124
B111
Red40 (15.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue170.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 7C · B 6F
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