Colour

#4E696C

#4E696C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E696C is a cyan with RGB values 78, 105, 108 and HSL 186°, 16%, 36%. 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

#4E696C#4E696C

HEX#4E696C

RGBrgb(78, 105, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4118, 0.4235

RGB percentages30.6%, 41.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(186, 16.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186, 27.8%, 42.4%)

CMYK27.8%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,796

CSS custom property--colour: #4E696C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12806WCAG 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#B19693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65676Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F626Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#446B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 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 10.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Teal · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C514E

Analogous#4E6C60, #4E5A6C

Triadic#6C4E69, #696C4E

Split complementary#6C4E5A, #6C604E

Tetradic#604E6C, #6C514E, #5A6C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9CBCD

Lighter +30%#9CB5B7

Lighter +20%#7E9EA2

Lighter +10%#63868A

Darker −10%#394C4E

Darker −20%#232F31

Darker −30%#0E1313

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#377C83

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R78

G105

B108

Red78 (30.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue186°

Saturation (HSL)16.13%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 69 · B 6C

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Colour values

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