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Recognised as Colour

#4D696E

  • #4D696E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D696E is a cyan with RGB values 77, 105, 110 and HSL 189°, 18%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D696E#4D696E
HEX#4D696E
RGBrgb(77, 105, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4118, 0.4314
RGB percentages30.2%, 41.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(189.1, 17.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 30%, 43.1%)
CMYK30%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,073,262
CSS custom property--colour: #4D696E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B29691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#64676Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F626Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#426C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Teal · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E524D
Analogous#4D6E63, #4D596E
Triadic#6E4D69, #696E4D
Split complementary#6E4D58, #6E634D
Tetradic#634D6E, #6E524D, #596E4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9CBCE
Lighter +30%#9BB4B9
Lighter +20%#7D9EA4
Lighter +10%#62868C
Darker −10%#384C50
Darker −20%#233032
Darker −30%#0E1314
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#367985
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R77
G105
B110
Red77 (30.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue189.09°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 69 · B 6E

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