Colour

#427B7A

#427B7A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#427B7A is a cyan with RGB values 66, 123, 122 and HSL 179°, 30%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

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HEX#427B7A

RGBrgb(66, 123, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4824, 0.4784

RGB percentages25.9%, 48.2%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(178.9, 30.2%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 46.3%, 48.2%)

CMYK46.3%, 0%, 0.8%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,356,986

CSS custom property--colour: #427B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#BD8485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75767Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#257E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 10.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 13 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B4243

Analogous#427B5D, #42607B

Triadic#7A427B, #7B7A42

Split complementary#7B4260, #7B5D42

Tetradic#5D427B, #7B4243, #607B42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3D6D6

Lighter +30%#92C4C3

Lighter +20%#70B3B1

Lighter +10%#549C9B

Darker −10%#305A59

Darker −20%#1E3938

Darker −30%#0D1717

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A9391

Less saturated −25%#5A6363

Channel breakdown

R66

G123

B122

Red66 (25.9%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue178.95°

Saturation (HSL)30.16%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 7B · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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