Recognised as Colour

#4E665D

#4E665D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4E665D is a cyan with RGB values 78, 102, 93 and HSL 157°, 13%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E665D

RGBrgb(78, 102, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4, 0.3647

RGB percentages30.6%, 40%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(157.5, 13.3%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 23.5%, 40%)

CMYK23.5%, 0%, 8.8%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,013

CSS custom property--colour: #4E665D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B199A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65635Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#60605Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#496663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 16.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Teal · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#664E57

Analogous#4E6651, #4E6366

Triadic#5D4E66, #665D4E

Split complementary#664E63, #66514E

Tetradic#514E66, #664E57, #63664E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8C8C2

Lighter +30%#9BB2A9

Lighter +20%#7E9C91

Lighter +10%#648377

Darker −10%#384943

Darker −20%#222C28

Darker −30%#0C0F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#387D63

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R78

G102

B93

Red78 (30.6%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue157.5°

Saturation (HSL)13.33%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 66 · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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