Recognised as Colour
#42907B
- #42907B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#42907B is a cyan with RGB values 66, 144, 123 and HSL 164°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#42907B#42907B
HEX#42907B
RGBrgb(66, 144, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5647, 0.4824
RGB percentages25.9%, 56.5%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(163.8, 37.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 54.2%, 56.5%)
CMYK54.2%, 0%, 14.6%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,362,363
CSS custom property--colour: #42907B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BD6F84
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#904257
Analogous#429054, #427E90
Triadic#7B4290, #907B42
Split complementary#90427E, #905442
Tetradic#544290, #904257, #7E9042
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G144
B123
Red66 (25.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue163.85°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 90 · B 7B
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