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Recognised as Colour

#4D686C

  • #4D686C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D686C is a cyan with RGB values 77, 104, 108 and HSL 188°, 17%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D686C#4D686C
HEX#4D686C
RGBrgb(77, 104, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4078, 0.4235
RGB percentages30.2%, 40.8%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(187.7, 16.8%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 28.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK28.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,073,004
CSS custom property--colour: #4D686C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B29793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#64666Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E626Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#436A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Gray · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Teal · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C514D
Analogous#4D6C61, #4D586C
Triadic#6C4D68, #686C4D
Split complementary#6C4D59, #6C614D
Tetradic#614D6C, #6C514D, #596C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8CACD
Lighter +30%#9BB4B7
Lighter +20%#7D9DA2
Lighter +10%#62858A
Darker −10%#384B4E
Darker −20%#232F30
Darker −30%#0D1213
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#367983
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R77
G104
B108
Red77 (30.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue187.74°
Saturation (HSL)16.76%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 68 · B 6C

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