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Recognised as Colour

#4B6860

  • #4B6860
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4B6860 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 104, 96 and HSL 163°, 16%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4B6860#4B6860
HEX#4B6860
RGBrgb(75, 104, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4078, 0.3765
RGB percentages29.4%, 40.8%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(163.4, 16.2%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.4, 27.9%, 40.8%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 7.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,941,920
CSS custom property--colour: #4B6860;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B4979F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666460no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#616161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#436966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Gray · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Teal · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#684B53
Analogous#4B6851, #4B6268
Triadic#604B68, #68604B
Split complementary#684B62, #68514B
Tetradic#514B68, #684B53, #62684B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5CAC4
Lighter +30%#98B4AC
Lighter +20%#7A9F95
Lighter +10%#60867B
Darker −10%#364A45
Darker −20%#202D29
Darker −30%#0B0F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#357E6A
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R75
G104
B96
Red75 (29.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue163.45°
Saturation (HSL)16.2%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4B · G 68 · B 60

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