Colour
#459CA3
- #459CA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#459CA3 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 156, 163 and HSL 184°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#459CA3#459CA3
HEX#459CA3
RGBrgb(69, 156, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6118, 0.6392
RGB percentages27.1%, 61.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(184.5, 40.5%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 57.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK57.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,562,083
CSS custom property--colour: #459CA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#BA635C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A34C45
Analogous#45A37B, #456DA3
Triadic#A3459C, #9CA345
Split complementary#A3456D, #A37B45
Tetradic#7B45A3, #A34C45, #6DA345
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G156
B163
Red69 (27.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue184.47°
Saturation (HSL)40.52%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9C · B A3
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