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Recognised as Colour

#408B96

  • #408B96
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#408B96 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 139, 150 and HSL 188°, 40%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#408B96#408B96
HEX#408B96
RGBrgb(64, 139, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5451, 0.5882
RGB percentages25.1%, 54.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(187.7, 40.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 57.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK57.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,038
CSS custom property--colour: #408B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BF7469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808697no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#737C96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00918Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.2Teal · ΔE 11.5Dark cyan · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light seagreen · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#964B40
Analogous#409676, #406096
Triadic#96408B, #8B9640
Split complementary#964060, #967640
Tetradic#764096, #964B40, #609640

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFDFE3
Lighter +30%#9BCDD4
Lighter +20%#77BBC5
Lighter +10%#53A9B6
Darker −10%#316A72
Darker −20%#21494F
Darker −30%#12282B
Darker −40%#030607
More saturated +25%#259FB1
Less saturated −25%#5B777B

Channel breakdown

R64
G139
B150
Red64 (25.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue187.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8B · B 96

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