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Recognised as Colour

#466C6C

  • #466C6C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#466C6C is a cyan with RGB values 70, 108, 108 and HSL 180°, 21%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#466C6C#466C6C
HEX#466C6C
RGBrgb(70, 108, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4235, 0.4235
RGB percentages27.5%, 42.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(180, 21.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 35.2%, 42.4%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,615,276
CSS custom property--colour: #466C6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B99393

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67686Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#60636Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#376E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.8Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Teal · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C4646
Analogous#466C59, #46596C
Triadic#6C466C, #6C6C46
Split complementary#6C4659, #6C5946
Tetradic#59466C, #6C4646, #596C46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1CDCD
Lighter +30%#92B9B9
Lighter +20%#73A5A5
Lighter +10%#5A8B8B
Darker −10%#324D4D
Darker −20%#1E2E2E
Darker −30%#0A0F0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#308282
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R70
G108
B108
Red70 (27.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)21.35%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 6C · B 6C

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