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Recognised as Colour

#4E6169

  • #4E6169
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E6169 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 97, 105 and HSL 198°, 15%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E6169#4E6169
HEX#4E6169
RGBrgb(78, 97, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3804, 0.4118
RGB percentages30.6%, 38%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(197.8, 14.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 25.7%, 41.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,745
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B19E96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D6069no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#585D69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#466463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Teal · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69564E
Analogous#4E6964, #4E5369
Triadic#694E61, #61694E
Split complementary#694E53, #69634E
Tetradic#644E69, #69564E, #54694E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C5CB
Lighter +30%#9BADB5
Lighter +20%#7E959F
Lighter +10%#647C86
Darker −10%#38464C
Darker −20%#232B2E
Darker −30%#0D1011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#376A80
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R78
G97
B105
Red78 (30.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue197.78°
Saturation (HSL)14.75%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 61 · B 69

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