Colour
#468C84
- #468C84
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#468C84 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 140, 132 and HSL 173°, 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
#468C84#468C84
HEX#468C84
RGBrgb(70, 140, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.549, 0.5176
RGB percentages27.5%, 54.9%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(173.1, 33.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 50%, 54.9%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 5.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,623,492
CSS custom property--colour: #468C84;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B9737B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C464E
Analogous#468C61, #46718C
Triadic#84468C, #8C8446
Split complementary#8C4671, #8C6146
Tetradic#61468C, #8C464E, #718C46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G140
B132
Red70 (27.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue173.14°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8C · B 84
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