Colour

#42826B

#42826B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#42826B is a cyan with RGB values 66, 130, 107 and HSL 158°, 33%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

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HEX#42826B

RGBrgb(66, 130, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5098, 0.4196

RGB percentages25.9%, 51%, 42%

HSLhsl(158.4, 32.7%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(158.4, 49.2%, 51%)

CMYK49.2%, 0%, 17.7%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,358,763

CSS custom property--colour: #42826B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#BD7D94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7B6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#75736Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#2C837Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 14.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 19 Sea green · ΔE 19.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 23.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#824259

Analogous#42824B, #427982

Triadic#6B4282, #826B42

Split complementary#824279, #824B42

Tetradic#4B4282, #824259, #798242

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6DACD

Lighter +30%#94C9B6

Lighter +20%#72B89F

Lighter +10%#53A487

Darker −10%#31604F

Darker −20%#203E33

Darker −30%#0E1D17

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#299B72

Less saturated −25%#5A6A64

Channel breakdown

R66

G130

B107

Red66 (25.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue158.44°

Saturation (HSL)32.65%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 82 · B 6B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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