Colour

#475C5E

#475C5E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#475C5E is a cyan with RGB values 71, 92, 94 and HSL 185°, 14%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#475C5E

RGBrgb(71, 92, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3608, 0.3686

RGB percentages27.8%, 36.1%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(185.2, 13.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 24.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK24.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,676,702

CSS custom property--colour: #475C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B8A3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#54575Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#405E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.6 Dim grey · ΔE 10.8 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Gray · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Teal · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5E4947

Analogous#475E55, #47505E

Triadic#5E475C, #5C5E47

Split complementary#5E4750, #5E5547

Tetradic#55475E, #5E4947, #505E47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AFC1C2

Lighter +30%#92AAAC

Lighter +20%#759396

Lighter +10%#5D787B

Darker −10%#314041

Darker −20%#1B2324

Darker −30%#050707

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#326D73

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R71

G92

B94

Red71 (27.8%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue185.22°

Saturation (HSL)13.94%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5C · B 5E

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Colour values

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