Recognised as Colour
#40736A
- #40736A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#40736A is a cyan with RGB values 64, 115, 106 and HSL 169°, 28%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#40736A#40736A
HEX#40736A
RGBrgb(64, 115, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.451, 0.4157
RGB percentages25.1%, 45.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(169.4, 28.5%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.4, 44.3%, 45.1%)
CMYK44.3%, 0%, 7.8%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,223,850
CSS custom property--colour: #40736A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#BF8C95
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#734049
Analogous#407351, #406273
Triadic#6A4073, #736A40
Split complementary#734062, #735140
Tetradic#514073, #734049, #627340
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G115
B106
Red64 (25.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue169.41°
Saturation (HSL)28.49%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G 73 · B 6A
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