Recognised as Colour
#42928B
- #42928B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#42928B is a cyan with RGB values 66, 146, 139 and HSL 175°, 38%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#42928B#42928B
HEX#42928B
RGBrgb(66, 146, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5725, 0.5451
RGB percentages25.9%, 57.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(174.8, 37.7%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 54.8%, 57.3%)
CMYK54.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,362,891
CSS custom property--colour: #42928B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#BD6D74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#924249
Analogous#429263, #427192
Triadic#8B4292, #928B42
Split complementary#924271, #926342
Tetradic#634292, #924249, #719242
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G146
B139
Red66 (25.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue174.75°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 92 · B 8B
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page