Colour

#42756E

#42756E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#42756E is a cyan with RGB values 66, 117, 110 and HSL 172°, 28%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#42756E#42756E

HEX#42756E

RGBrgb(66, 117, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4588, 0.4314

RGB percentages25.9%, 45.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(171.8, 27.9%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 43.6%, 45.9%)

CMYK43.6%, 0%, 6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,355,438

CSS custom property--colour: #42756E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#BD8A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71706Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#68696Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#2E7773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Slate grey · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#754249

Analogous#427554, #426375

Triadic#6E4275, #756E42

Split complementary#754263, #755542

Tetradic#544275, #754249, #637542

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0D3CE

Lighter +30%#90C0BA

Lighter +20%#6FAEA5

Lighter +10%#54968D

Darker −10%#30544F

Darker −20%#1D3431

Darker −30%#0B1312

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B8C7F

Less saturated −25%#595E5D

Channel breakdown

R66

G117

B110

Red66 (25.9%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue171.76°

Saturation (HSL)27.87%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 75 · B 6E

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Colour values

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