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Recognised as Colour

#45686D

  • #45686D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#45686D is a cyan with RGB values 69, 104, 109 and HSL 188°, 22%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#45686D#45686D
HEX#45686D
RGBrgb(69, 104, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4078, 0.4275
RGB percentages27.1%, 40.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(187.5, 22.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 36.7%, 42.7%)
CMYK36.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,548,717
CSS custom property--colour: #45686D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#BA9792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62656Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C606Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#366B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.9Dim grey · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 17.7Teal · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4A45
Analogous#456D5E, #45546D
Triadic#6D4568, #686D45
Split complementary#6D4554, #6D5E45
Tetradic#5E456D, #6D4A45, #546D45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1CACD
Lighter +30%#91B5BA
Lighter +20%#729FA6
Lighter +10%#59868C
Darker −10%#314A4E
Darker −20%#1D2C2F
Darker −30%#0A0F0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F7983
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R69
G104
B109
Red69 (27.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)22.47%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 68 · B 6D

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