Colour
#418E8C
- #418E8C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#418E8C is a cyan with RGB values 65, 142, 140 and HSL 178°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#418E8C#418E8C
HEX#418E8C
RGBrgb(65, 142, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.5569, 0.549
RGB percentages25.5%, 55.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(178.4, 37.2%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 54.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK54.2%, 0%, 1.4%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,296,332
CSS custom property--colour: #418E8C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#BE7173
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 text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E4143
Analogous#418E65, #416A8E
Triadic#8C418E, #8E8C41
Split complementary#8E416A, #8E6541
Tetradic#65418E, #8E4143, #6A8E41
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R65
G142
B140
Red65 (25.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue178.44°
Saturation (HSL)37.2%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 41 · G 8E · B 8C
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