Colour

#4C6968

#4C6968
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4C6968 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 105, 104 and HSL 178°, 16%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4C6968#4C6968

HEX#4C6968

RGBrgb(76, 105, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4118, 0.4078

RGB percentages29.8%, 41.2%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(177.9, 16%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 27.6%, 41.2%)

CMYK27.6%, 0%, 1%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,007,720

CSS custom property--colour: #4C6968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B39697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656668no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#606268no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#426B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11 Dim grey · ΔE 11.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Teal · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#694C4D

Analogous#4C6959, #4C5B69

Triadic#684C69, #69684C

Split complementary#694C5B, #69594C

Tetradic#5A4C69, #694C4D, #5B694C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6CBCA

Lighter +30%#99B5B4

Lighter +20%#7BA09E

Lighter +10%#618785

Darker −10%#374B4B

Darker −20%#212E2D

Darker −30%#0C1010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35807D

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R76

G105

B104

Red76 (29.8%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue177.93°

Saturation (HSL)16.02%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4C · G 69 · B 68

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Colour values

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