Colour
#468C7D
- #468C7D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#468C7D is a cyan with RGB values 70, 140, 125 and HSL 167°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#468C7D#468C7D
HEX#468C7D
RGBrgb(70, 140, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.549, 0.4902
RGB percentages27.5%, 54.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(167.1, 33.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 50%, 54.9%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 10.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,623,485
CSS custom property--colour: #468C7D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B97382
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C4655
Analogous#468C5A, #46788C
Triadic#7D468C, #8C7D46
Split complementary#8C4678, #8C5A46
Tetradic#5A468C, #8C4655, #788C46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G140
B125
Red70 (27.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue167.14°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8C · B 7D
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