Recognised as Colour

#356A75

#356A75
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#356A75 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 106, 117 and HSL 190°, 38%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#356A75#356A75

HEX#356A75

RGBrgb(53, 106, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4157, 0.4588

RGB percentages20.8%, 41.6%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(190.3, 37.6%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 54.7%, 45.9%)

CMYK54.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,500,661

CSS custom property--colour: #356A75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#CA958A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#585F75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#066F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Teal · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#754035

Analogous#357560, #354A75

Triadic#75356A, #6A7535

Split complementary#75354A, #756035

Tetradic#603575, #754035, #4A7535

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A1CCD5

Lighter +30%#7EB9C5

Lighter +20%#5BA5B5

Lighter +10%#458A98

Darker −10%#254A52

Darker −20%#152A2F

Darker −30%#050B0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#20788A

Less saturated −25%#4A5C60

Channel breakdown

R53

G106

B117

Red53 (20.8%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue190.31°

Saturation (HSL)37.65%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 6A · B 75

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