Recognised as Colour

#456C64

#456C64
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#456C64 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 108, 100 and HSL 168°, 22%, 35%. 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

#456C64#456C64

HEX#456C64

RGBrgb(69, 108, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4235, 0.3922

RGB percentages27.1%, 42.4%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(167.7, 22%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.7, 36.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK36.1%, 0%, 7.4%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,549,732

CSS custom property--colour: #456C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#BA939B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696864no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#626365no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#396D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Teal · ΔE 16.6 Gray · ΔE 19.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6C454D

Analogous#456C51, #45616C

Triadic#64456C, #6C6445

Split complementary#6C4561, #6C5145

Tetradic#50456C, #6C454D, #616C45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B0CDC7

Lighter +30%#91B9B1

Lighter +20%#72A59B

Lighter +10%#598B81

Darker −10%#314D47

Darker −20%#1D2E2A

Darker −30%#090F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F8271

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R69

G108

B100

Red69 (27.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue167.69°

Saturation (HSL)22.03%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 45 · G 6C · B 64

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