Colour

#42655A

#42655A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#42655A is a cyan with RGB values 66, 101, 90 and HSL 161°, 21%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#42655A

RGBrgb(66, 101, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3961, 0.3529

RGB percentages25.9%, 39.6%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(161.1, 21%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 34.7%, 39.6%)

CMYK34.7%, 0%, 10.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,351,322

CSS custom property--colour: #42655A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#BD9AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63615Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#386662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Teal · ΔE 19.2 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65424D

Analogous#426549, #425F65

Triadic#5A4265, #655A42

Split complementary#65425F, #654942

Tetradic#484265, #65424D, #5E6542

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ABC8BF

Lighter +30%#8CB4A7

Lighter +20%#6DA090

Lighter +10%#568475

Darker −10%#2E463F

Darker −20%#1A2723

Darker −30%#060808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D7A62

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R66

G101

B90

Red66 (25.9%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue161.14°

Saturation (HSL)20.96%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 65 · B 5A

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