Colour

#425F5A

#425F5A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#425F5A is a cyan with RGB values 66, 95, 90 and HSL 170°, 18%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#425F5A

RGBrgb(66, 95, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3725, 0.3529

RGB percentages25.9%, 37.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(169.7, 18%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 30.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK30.5%, 0%, 5.3%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,349,786

CSS custom property--colour: #425F5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#BDA0A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5C5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#57585Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#39605Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Teal · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5F4247

Analogous#425F4B, #42565F

Triadic#5A425F, #5F5A42

Split complementary#5F4256, #5F4B42

Tetradic#4B425F, #5F4247, #565F42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A9C4BF

Lighter +30%#8BAFA9

Lighter +20%#6D9A92

Lighter +10%#577D77

Darker −10%#2D413D

Darker −20%#182321

Darker −30%#030504

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E7367

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R66

G95

B90

Red66 (25.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue169.66°

Saturation (HSL)18.01%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 5F · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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