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Recognised as Colour

#456F71

  • #456F71
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#456F71 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 111, 113 and HSL 183°, 24%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#456F71#456F71
HEX#456F71
RGBrgb(69, 111, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4353, 0.4431
RGB percentages27.1%, 43.5%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(182.7, 24.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 38.9%, 44.3%)
CMYK38.9%, 1.8%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,550,513
CSS custom property--colour: #456F71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#BA908E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#626571no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#33726Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Teal · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#714745
Analogous#45715D, #455971
Triadic#71456F, #6F7145
Split complementary#714559, #715D45
Tetradic#5D4571, #714745, #597145

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CFD0
Lighter +30%#92BBBD
Lighter +20%#73A7A9
Lighter +10%#588E91
Darker −10%#325051
Darker −20%#1E3132
Darker −30%#0B1212
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E8488
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R69
G111
B113
Red69 (27.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue182.73°
Saturation (HSL)24.18%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 6F · B 71

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