Colour

#426F62

#426F62
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#426F62 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 111, 98 and HSL 163°, 25%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#426F62

RGBrgb(66, 111, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4353, 0.3843

RGB percentages25.9%, 43.5%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(162.7, 25.4%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.7, 40.5%, 43.5%)

CMYK40.5%, 0%, 11.7%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,353,890

CSS custom property--colour: #426F62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#BD909D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#656463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#34706Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Teal · ΔE 15.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F424F

Analogous#426F4C, #42656F

Triadic#62426F, #6F6242

Split complementary#6F4265, #6F4C42

Tetradic#4C426F, #6F424F, #656F42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AECFC5

Lighter +30%#8EBCAF

Lighter +20%#6EA998

Lighter +10%#558F7E

Darker −10%#2F4F46

Darker −20%#1C2F2A

Darker −30%#090F0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C856B

Less saturated −25%#585959

Channel breakdown

R66

G111

B98

Red66 (25.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue162.67°

Saturation (HSL)25.42%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6F · B 62

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Colour values

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