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Recognised as Colour

#4D656D

  • #4D656D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D656D is a cyan with RGB values 77, 101, 109 and HSL 195°, 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

#4D656D#4D656D
HEX#4D656D
RGBrgb(77, 101, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3961, 0.4275
RGB percentages30.2%, 39.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(195, 17.2%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 29.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,072,237
CSS custom property--colour: #4D656D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 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#B29A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60636Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5F6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#436867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 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

Dim grey · ΔE 10.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 16Teal · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D554D
Analogous#4D6D65, #4D556D
Triadic#6D4D65, #656D4D
Split complementary#6D4D55, #6D654D
Tetradic#654D6D, #6D554D, #556D4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C8CD
Lighter +30%#9BB1B8
Lighter +20%#7D9AA3
Lighter +10%#62818B
Darker −10%#38494F
Darker −20%#232E31
Darker −30%#0E1213
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#367184
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R77
G101
B109
Red77 (30.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)17.2%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 65 · B 6D

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