Recognised as Colour

#48695C

#48695C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48695C is a cyan with RGB values 72, 105, 92 and HSL 156°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48695C#48695C

HEX#48695C

RGBrgb(72, 105, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4118, 0.3608

RGB percentages28.2%, 41.2%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(156.4, 18.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.4, 31.4%, 41.2%)

CMYK31.4%, 0%, 12.4%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,745,564

CSS custom property--colour: #48695C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#B796A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67655Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#62605Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#406965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Dim grey · ΔE 15.7 Teal · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#694855

Analogous#48694C, #486569

Triadic#5C4869, #695C48

Split complementary#694865, #694C48

Tetradic#4C4869, #694855, #666948

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2CBC1

Lighter +30%#94B6A9

Lighter +20%#76A190

Lighter +10%#5D8777

Darker −10%#334B41

Darker −20%#1F2C27

Darker −30%#0A0E0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#327F61

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R72

G105

B92

Red72 (28.2%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue156.36°

Saturation (HSL)18.64%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G 69 · B 5C

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