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Recognised as Colour

#486D6D

  • #486D6D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#486D6D is a cyan with RGB values 72, 109, 109 and HSL 180°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#486D6D#486D6D
HEX#486D6D
RGBrgb(72, 109, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4275, 0.4275
RGB percentages28.2%, 42.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(180, 20.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 33.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,605
CSS custom property--colour: #486D6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B79292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#61646Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#3A6F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dim grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Teal · ΔE 17.1Gray · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4848
Analogous#486D5A, #485A6D
Triadic#6D486D, #6D6D48
Split complementary#6D485A, #6D5A48
Tetradic#5A486D, #6D4848, #5A6D48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4CDCD
Lighter +30%#95B9B9
Lighter +20%#76A5A5
Lighter +10%#5C8C8C
Darker −10%#344E4E
Darker −20%#1F3030
Darker −30%#0B1111
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#318484
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R72
G109
B109
Red72 (28.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)20.44%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6D · B 6D

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