Colour
#427D6E
- #427D6E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#427D6E is a cyan with RGB values 66, 125, 110 and HSL 165°, 31%, 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
#427D6E#427D6E
HEX#427D6E
RGBrgb(66, 125, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4902, 0.4314
RGB percentages25.9%, 49%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(164.7, 30.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 47.2%, 49%)
CMYK47.2%, 0%, 12%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,357,486
CSS custom property--colour: #427D6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#BD8291
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D4251
Analogous#427D51, #426E7D
Triadic#6E427D, #7D6E42
Split complementary#7D426E, #7D5142
Tetradic#51427D, #7D4251, #6E7D42
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G125
B110
Red66 (25.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue164.75°
Saturation (HSL)30.89%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 7D · B 6E
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