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Recognised as Colour

#4E6D72

  • #4E6D72
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E6D72 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 109, 114 and HSL 188°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E6D72#4E6D72
HEX#4E6D72
RGBrgb(78, 109, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4275, 0.4471
RGB percentages30.6%, 42.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(188.3, 18.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 31.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK31.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,139,826
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B1928D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686B72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#626672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#42706Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 15.2Teal · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72534E
Analogous#4E7265, #4E5B72
Triadic#724E6D, #6D724E
Split complementary#724E5B, #72654E
Tetradic#654E72, #72534E, #5B724E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCED1
Lighter +30%#9DB8BC
Lighter +20%#7FA2A7
Lighter +10%#638A90
Darker −10%#395054
Darker −20%#253335
Darker −30%#101617
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#367E8A
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R78
G109
B114
Red78 (30.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue188.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 6D · B 72

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