Colour
#296F62
- #296F62
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#296F62 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 111, 98 and HSL 169°, 46%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#296F62#296F62
HEX#296F62
RGBrgb(41, 111, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4353, 0.3843
RGB percentages16.1%, 43.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(168.9, 46.1%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 63.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK63.1%, 0%, 11.7%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,715,490
CSS custom property--colour: #296F62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#D6909D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F2936
Analogous#296F3F, #29596F
Triadic#62296F, #6F6229
Split complementary#6F2959, #6F3F29
Tetradic#3F296F, #6F2936, #596F29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G111
B98
Red41 (16.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue168.86°
Saturation (HSL)46.05%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 29 · G 6F · B 62
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