Recognised as Colour
#42896C
- #42896C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#42896C is a cyan with RGB values 66, 137, 108 and HSL 155°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#42896C#42896C
HEX#42896C
RGBrgb(66, 137, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5373, 0.4235
RGB percentages25.9%, 53.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(155.5, 35%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.5, 51.8%, 53.7%)
CMYK51.8%, 0%, 21.2%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,360,556
CSS custom property--colour: #42896C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#BD7693
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89425F
Analogous#428949, #428389
Triadic#6C4289, #896C42
Split complementary#894283, #894942
Tetradic#484289, #89425F, #838942
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G137
B108
Red66 (25.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue155.49°
Saturation (HSL)34.98%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 89 · B 6C
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