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Recognised as Colour

#4E696E

  • #4E696E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E696E is a cyan with RGB values 78, 105, 110 and HSL 189°, 17%, 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

#4E696E#4E696E
HEX#4E696E
RGBrgb(78, 105, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4118, 0.4314
RGB percentages30.6%, 41.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(189.4, 17%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 29.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK29.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,138,798
CSS custom property--colour: #4E696E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B19691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#64676Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F636Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#436C6Ano 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 text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Teal · ΔE 21.2
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#6E534E
Analogous#4E6E63, #4E596E
Triadic#6E4E69, #696E4E
Split complementary#6E4E59, #6E634E
Tetradic#634E6E, #6E534E, #596E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BACBCE
Lighter +30%#9CB4B9
Lighter +20%#7E9EA4
Lighter +10%#63858C
Darker −10%#394D50
Darker −20%#243032
Darker −30%#0F1414
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#377986
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R78
G105
B110
Red78 (30.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue189.38°
Saturation (HSL)17.02%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 69 · B 6E

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