Colour

#4C7270

#4C7270
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4C7270 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 114, 112 and HSL 177°, 20%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4C7270

RGBrgb(76, 114, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.4471, 0.4392

RGB percentages29.8%, 44.7%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(176.8, 20%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 33.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK33.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,010,032

CSS custom property--colour: #4C7270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#B38D8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#676970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3E7471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.2 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Teal · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 16.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#724C4E

Analogous#4C725D, #4C6172

Triadic#704C72, #72704C

Split complementary#724C61, #725D4C

Tetradic#5D4C72, #724C4E, #61724C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9D1CF

Lighter +30%#9BBCBA

Lighter +20%#7CA8A6

Lighter +10%#60918E

Darker −10%#385352

Darker −20%#233534

Darker −30%#0F1616

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#348A85

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R76

G114

B112

Red76 (29.8%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue176.84°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4C · G 72 · B 70

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