Colour
#468F8F
- #468F8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#468F8F is a cyan with RGB values 70, 143, 143 and HSL 180°, 34%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#468F8F#468F8F
HEX#468F8F
RGBrgb(70, 143, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.5608, 0.5608
RGB percentages27.5%, 56.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(180, 34.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 51%, 56.1%)
CMYK51%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,624,271
CSS custom property--colour: #468F8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B97070
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F4646
Analogous#468F6B, #466B8F
Triadic#8F468F, #8F8F46
Split complementary#8F466B, #8F6B46
Tetradic#6B468F, #8F4646, #6B8F46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G143
B143
Red70 (27.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)34.27%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8F · B 8F
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