Colour
#40898C
- #40898C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#40898C is a cyan with RGB values 64, 137, 140 and HSL 182°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#40898C#40898C
HEX#40898C
RGBrgb(64, 137, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5373, 0.549
RGB percentages25.1%, 53.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(182.4, 37.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.4, 54.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK54.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,229,516
CSS custom property--colour: #40898C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#BF7673
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C4340
Analogous#408C69, #40638C
Triadic#8C4089, #898C40
Split complementary#8C4063, #8C6940
Tetradic#69408C, #8C4340, #638C40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G137
B140
Red64 (25.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue182.37°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 89 · B 8C
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