Colour

#4E6C68

#4E6C68
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E6C68 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 108, 104 and HSL 172°, 16%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E6C68#4E6C68

HEX#4E6C68

RGBrgb(78, 108, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4235, 0.4078

RGB percentages30.6%, 42.4%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(172, 16.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172, 27.8%, 42.4%)

CMYK27.8%, 0%, 3.7%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,139,560

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6C68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#B19397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696968no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#636468no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#456D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Teal · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C4E52

Analogous#4E6C59, #4E616C

Triadic#684E6C, #6C684E

Split complementary#6C4E61, #6C594E

Tetradic#594E6C, #6C4E52, #616C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9CDCA

Lighter +30%#9CB7B4

Lighter +20%#7EA29D

Lighter +10%#638A85

Darker −10%#394E4B

Darker −20%#23312F

Darker −30%#0E1312

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#378379

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R78

G108

B104

Red78 (30.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue172°

Saturation (HSL)16.13%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 6C · B 68

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