Recognised as Colour
#459EA0
- #459EA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#459EA0 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 158, 160 and HSL 181°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#459EA0#459EA0
HEX#459EA0
RGBrgb(69, 158, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6196, 0.6275
RGB percentages27.1%, 62%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(181.3, 39.7%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 56.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK56.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,562,592
CSS custom property--colour: #459EA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#BA615F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A04745
Analogous#45A075, #4570A0
Triadic#A0459E, #9EA045
Split complementary#A04570, #A07545
Tetradic#7545A0, #A04745, #70A045
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G158
B160
Red69 (27.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue181.32°
Saturation (HSL)39.74%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9E · B A0
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