Recognised as Colour
#42907E
- #42907E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#42907E is a cyan with RGB values 66, 144, 126 and HSL 166°, 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
#42907E#42907E
HEX#42907E
RGBrgb(66, 144, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5647, 0.4941
RGB percentages25.9%, 56.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(166.2, 37.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 54.2%, 56.5%)
CMYK54.2%, 0%, 12.5%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,362,366
CSS custom property--colour: #42907E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BD6F81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#904254
Analogous#429057, #427B90
Triadic#7E4290, #907E42
Split complementary#90427B, #905742
Tetradic#574290, #904254, #7B9042
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G144
B126
Red66 (25.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue166.15°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 90 · B 7E
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