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Recognised as Colour

#42847A

  • #42847A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#42847A is a cyan with RGB values 66, 132, 122 and HSL 171°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#42847A#42847A
HEX#42847A
RGBrgb(66, 132, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5176, 0.4784
RGB percentages25.9%, 51.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(170.9, 33.3%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 50%, 51.8%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 7.6%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,359,290
CSS custom property--colour: #42847A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#BD7B85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F7E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#74767Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#228681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 9.4Dark cyan · ΔE 10.6Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Light seagreen · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84424C
Analogous#428459, #426D84
Triadic#7A4284, #847A42
Split complementary#84426D, #845942
Tetradic#594284, #84424C, #6D8442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7DBD6
Lighter +30%#95CAC2
Lighter +20%#73B9AE
Lighter +10%#53A699
Darker −10%#31625B
Darker −20%#20403B
Darker −30%#0F1E1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#299D8B
Less saturated −25%#5B6B69

Channel breakdown

R66
G132
B122
Red66 (25.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue170.91°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 84 · B 7A

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