Colour

#495C5F

#495C5F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#495C5F is a cyan with RGB values 73, 92, 95 and HSL 188°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#495C5F

RGBrgb(73, 92, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3608, 0.3725

RGB percentages28.6%, 36.1%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(188.2, 13.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 23.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK23.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,807,775

CSS custom property--colour: #495C5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B6A3A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#55575Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#425E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Dim grey · ΔE 10.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Teal · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F4C49

Analogous#495F57, #49515F

Triadic#5F495C, #5C5F49

Split complementary#5F4951, #5F5749

Tetradic#57495F, #5F4C49, #515F49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1C1C3

Lighter +30%#94A9AD

Lighter +20%#779297

Lighter +10%#5F787C

Darker −10%#334042

Darker −20%#1D2425

Darker −30%#070808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#346B74

Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R73

G92

B95

Red73 (28.6%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue188.18°

Saturation (HSL)13.1%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 5C · B 5F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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