Colour
#408C80
- #408C80
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#408C80 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 140, 128 and HSL 171°, 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
#408C80#408C80
HEX#408C80
RGBrgb(64, 140, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.549, 0.502
RGB percentages25.1%, 54.9%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(170.5, 37.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 54.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 8.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,272
CSS custom property--colour: #408C80;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#BF737F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C404C
Analogous#408C5A, #40728C
Triadic#80408C, #8C8040
Split complementary#8C4072, #8C5A40
Tetradic#5A408C, #8C404C, #728C40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G140
B128
Red64 (25.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue170.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8C · B 80
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