Colour

#4A6A70

#4A6A70
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A6A70 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 106, 112 and HSL 189°, 20%, 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#4A6A70

RGBrgb(74, 106, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4157, 0.4392

RGB percentages29%, 41.6%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(189.5, 20.4%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 33.9%, 43.9%)

CMYK33.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,876,912

CSS custom property--colour: #4A6A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#B5958F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656870no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6370no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#3D6D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Teal · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70504A

Analogous#4A7063, #4A5770

Triadic#704A6A, #6A704A

Split complementary#704A57, #70634A

Tetradic#634A70, #70504A, #57704A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7CBCF

Lighter +30%#98B5BB

Lighter +20%#79A0A7

Lighter +10%#5E878F

Darker −10%#364D51

Darker −20%#213033

Darker −30%#0D1314

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#337A87

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R74

G106

B112

Red74 (29%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue189.47°

Saturation (HSL)20.43%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 6A · B 70

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