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Colour

#406C70

  • #406C70
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#406C70 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 108, 112 and HSL 185°, 27%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#406C70#406C70
HEX#406C70
RGBrgb(64, 108, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4235, 0.4392
RGB percentages25.1%, 42.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(185, 27.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 42.9%, 43.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,222,064
CSS custom property--colour: #406C70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#BF938F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6270no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2B6F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Teal · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#704440
Analogous#40705C, #405470
Triadic#70406C, #6C7040
Split complementary#704054, #705C40
Tetradic#5C4070, #704440, #547040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACCDD0
Lighter +30%#8CB9BD
Lighter +20%#6BA5AB
Lighter +10%#538B90
Darker −10%#2D4D50
Darker −20%#1B2D2F
Darker −30%#080E0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A7E86
Less saturated −25%#565A5A

Channel breakdown

R64
G108
B112
Red64 (25.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 6C · B 70

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