Colour
#436C5E
- #436C5E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#436C5E is a cyan with RGB values 67, 108, 94 and HSL 160°, 23%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#436C5E#436C5E
HEX#436C5E
RGBrgb(67, 108, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4235, 0.3686
RGB percentages26.3%, 42.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(159.5, 23.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 38%, 42.4%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 13%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,418,654
CSS custom property--colour: #436C5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#BC93A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C4351
Analogous#436C4A, #43666C
Triadic#5E436C, #6C5E43
Split complementary#6C4366, #6C4A43
Tetradic#4A436C, #6C4351, #666C43
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G108
B94
Red67 (26.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue159.51°
Saturation (HSL)23.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6C · B 5E
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