Recognised as Colour

#426D6A

#426D6A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#426D6A is a cyan with RGB values 66, 109, 106 and HSL 176°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#426D6A

RGBrgb(66, 109, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4275, 0.4157

RGB percentages25.9%, 42.7%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(175.8, 24.6%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 39.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK39.4%, 0%, 2.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,353,386

CSS custom property--colour: #426D6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#BD9295

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68696Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#61636Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#316F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Teal · ΔE 15.2 Dim grey · ΔE 16 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D4245

Analogous#426D55, #425A6D

Triadic#6A426D, #6D6A42

Split complementary#6D425A, #6D5542

Tetradic#55426D, #6D4245, #5A6D42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADCECB

Lighter +30%#8EBAB7

Lighter +20%#6EA7A3

Lighter +10%#558D89

Darker −10%#2F4D4B

Darker −20%#1C2D2C

Darker −30%#080E0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C837D

Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R66

G109

B106

Red66 (25.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue175.81°

Saturation (HSL)24.57%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6D · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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