Recognised as Colour
#469D8E
- #469D8E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#469D8E is a cyan with RGB values 70, 157, 142 and HSL 170°, 38%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#469D8E#469D8E
HEX#469D8E
RGBrgb(70, 157, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6157, 0.5569
RGB percentages27.5%, 61.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(169.7, 38.3%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 55.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 0%, 9.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,627,854
CSS custom property--colour: #469D8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#B96271
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D4655
Analogous#469D62, #46819D
Triadic#8E469D, #9D8E46
Split complementary#9D4681, #9D6246
Tetradic#62469D, #9D4655, #819D46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G157
B142
Red70 (27.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue169.66°
Saturation (HSL)38.33%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G 9D · B 8E
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