Recognised as Colour
#42836D
- #42836D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#42836D is a cyan with RGB values 66, 131, 109 and HSL 160°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#42836D#42836D
HEX#42836D
RGBrgb(66, 131, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5137, 0.4275
RGB percentages25.9%, 51.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(159.7, 33%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 49.6%, 51.4%)
CMYK49.6%, 0%, 16.8%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,359,021
CSS custom property--colour: #42836D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#BD7C92
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#834258
Analogous#42834C, #427983
Triadic#6D4283, #836D42
Split complementary#834279, #834C42
Tetradic#4C4283, #834258, #798342
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G131
B109
Red66 (25.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue159.69°
Saturation (HSL)32.99%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 83 · B 6D
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