Recognised as Colour
#408C7D
- #408C7D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#408C7D is a cyan with RGB values 64, 140, 125 and HSL 168°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#408C7D#408C7D
HEX#408C7D
RGBrgb(64, 140, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.549, 0.4902
RGB percentages25.1%, 54.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(168.2, 37.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 54.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,269
CSS custom property--colour: #408C7D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#BF7382
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C404F
Analogous#408C57, #40758C
Triadic#7D408C, #8C7D40
Split complementary#8C4075, #8C5740
Tetradic#57408C, #8C404F, #758C40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G140
B125
Red64 (25.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue168.16°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8C · B 7D
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