Colour

#486A72

#486A72
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#486A72 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 106, 114 and HSL 191°, 23%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#486A72

RGBrgb(72, 106, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4157, 0.4471

RGB percentages28.2%, 41.6%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(191.4, 22.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 36.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK36.8%, 7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,745,842

CSS custom property--colour: #486A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B7958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646872no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6272no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#386D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Gray · ΔE 17 Teal · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#725048

Analogous#487265, #485572

Triadic#72486A, #6A7248

Split complementary#724855, #726548

Tetradic#654872, #725048, #557248

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5CBD1

Lighter +30%#96B5BD

Lighter +20%#77A0A9

Lighter +10%#5C8791

Darker −10%#344D53

Darker −20%#213033

Darker −30%#0D1314

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#317889

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R72

G106

B114

Red72 (28.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue191.43°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 6A · B 72

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