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Recognised as Colour

#4C656B

  • #4C656B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C656B is a cyan with RGB values 76, 101, 107 and HSL 192°, 17%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C656B#4C656B
HEX#4C656B
RGBrgb(76, 101, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3961, 0.4196
RGB percentages29.8%, 39.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(191.6, 16.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 29%, 42%)
CMYK29%, 5.6%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,006,699
CSS custom property--colour: #4C656B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11905WCAG 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 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B39A94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60636Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#426867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Gray · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Teal · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B524C
Analogous#4C6B62, #4C566B
Triadic#6B4C65, #656B4C
Split complementary#6B4C56, #6B624C
Tetradic#624C6B, #6B524C, #566B4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7C8CC
Lighter +30%#99B1B7
Lighter +20%#7B9AA2
Lighter +10%#618189
Darker −10%#37494D
Darker −20%#222D2F
Darker −30%#0C1112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#357382
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R76
G101
B107
Red76 (29.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue191.61°
Saturation (HSL)16.94%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 65 · B 6B

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