Recognised as Colour
#408D95
- #408D95
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#408D95 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 141, 149 and HSL 186°, 40%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#408D95#408D95
HEX#408D95
RGBrgb(64, 141, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5529, 0.5843
RGB percentages25.1%, 55.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(185.6, 39.9%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 57%, 58.4%)
CMYK57%, 5.4%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,549
CSS custom property--colour: #408D95;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#BF726A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#954840
Analogous#409572, #406395
Triadic#95408D, #8D9540
Split complementary#954063, #957240
Tetradic#724095, #954840, #639540
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G141
B149
Red64 (25.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue185.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8D · B 95
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