Recognised as Colour
#429BA0
- #429BA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#429BA0 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 155, 160 and HSL 183°, 42%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#429BA0#429BA0
HEX#429BA0
RGBrgb(66, 155, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6078, 0.6275
RGB percentages25.9%, 60.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(183.2, 41.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 58.7%, 62.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,365,216
CSS custom property--colour: #429BA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#BD645F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A04742
Analogous#42A076, #426CA0
Triadic#A0429B, #9BA042
Split complementary#A0426C, #A07642
Tetradic#7642A0, #A04742, #6CA042
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G155
B160
Red66 (25.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue183.19°
Saturation (HSL)41.59%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 9B · B A0
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