Colour

#4B6668

#4B6668
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4B6668 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 102, 104 and HSL 184°, 16%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B6668

RGBrgb(75, 102, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4, 0.4078

RGB percentages29.4%, 40%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(184.1, 16.2%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.1, 27.9%, 40.8%)

CMYK27.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,941,416

CSS custom property--colour: #4B6668;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B49997

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626468no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5F68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#416867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Dim grey · ΔE 10.8 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 16.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Teal · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#684D4B

Analogous#4B685C, #4B5768

Triadic#684B66, #66684B

Split complementary#684B57, #685B4B

Tetradic#5C4B68, #684D4B, #58684B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5C8CA

Lighter +30%#98B2B4

Lighter +20%#7A9C9F

Lighter +10%#608386

Darker −10%#36494A

Darker −20%#202C2D

Darker −30%#0B0F0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35797E

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R75

G102

B104

Red75 (29.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue184.14°

Saturation (HSL)16.2%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 66 · B 68

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