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Recognised as Colour

#42736A

  • #42736A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#42736A is a cyan with RGB values 66, 115, 106 and HSL 169°, 27%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#42736A#42736A
HEX#42736A
RGBrgb(66, 115, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.451, 0.4157
RGB percentages25.9%, 45.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(169, 27.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169, 42.6%, 45.1%)
CMYK42.6%, 0%, 7.8%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,354,922
CSS custom property--colour: #42736A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#BD8C95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6E6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#67686Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#307570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 13.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dark cyan · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Gray · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73424B
Analogous#427352, #426473
Triadic#6A4273, #736A42
Split complementary#734264, #735242
Tetradic#524273, #73424B, #647342

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0D1CB
Lighter +30%#8FBFB6
Lighter +20%#6FACA1
Lighter +10%#559388
Darker −10%#2F534C
Darker −20%#1D322E
Darker −30%#0A1210
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B8A78
Less saturated −25%#595C5C

Channel breakdown

R66
G115
B106
Red66 (25.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue168.98°
Saturation (HSL)27.07%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 73 · B 6A

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