Recognised as Colour
#458E8E
- #458E8E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#458E8E is a cyan with RGB values 69, 142, 142 and HSL 180°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#458E8E#458E8E
HEX#458E8E
RGBrgb(69, 142, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5569, 0.5569
RGB percentages27.1%, 55.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(180, 34.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 51.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK51.4%, 0%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,558,478
CSS custom property--colour: #458E8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BA7171
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E4545
Analogous#458E6A, #456A8E
Triadic#8E458E, #8E8E45
Split complementary#8E456A, #8E6A45
Tetradic#6A458E, #8E4545, #6A8E45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G142
B142
Red69 (27.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)34.6%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 8E · B 8E
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