Colour

#356B71

#356B71
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#356B71 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 107, 113 and HSL 186°, 36%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#356B71#356B71

HEX#356B71

RGBrgb(53, 107, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4196, 0.4431

RGB percentages20.8%, 42%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(186, 36.1%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186, 53.1%, 44.3%)

CMYK53.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,500,913

CSS custom property--colour: #356B71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#CA948E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646771no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0D6F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Teal · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 18.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#713B35

Analogous#357159, #354D71

Triadic#71356B, #6B7135

Split complementary#71354D, #715935

Tetradic#593571, #713B35, #4D7135

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0CDD2

Lighter +30%#7DBBC2

Lighter +20%#5AA9B2

Lighter +10%#458C94

Darker −10%#254A4E

Darker −20%#14292C

Darker −30%#040809

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#207C86

Less saturated −25%#4A5A5C

Channel breakdown

R53

G107

B113

Red53 (20.8%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue186°

Saturation (HSL)36.14%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 6B · B 71

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