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Recognised as Colour

#4E706D

  • #4E706D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E706D is a cyan with RGB values 78, 112, 109 and HSL 175°, 18%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E706D#4E706D
HEX#4E706D
RGBrgb(78, 112, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4392, 0.4275
RGB percentages30.6%, 43.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(174.7, 17.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 30.4%, 43.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 0%, 2.7%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,140,589
CSS custom property--colour: #4E706D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B18F92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#66686Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#43726Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Teal · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#704E51
Analogous#4E705C, #4E6270
Triadic#6D4E70, #706D4E
Split complementary#704E62, #705C4E
Tetradic#5C4E70, #704E51, #62704E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCFCE
Lighter +30%#9DBAB8
Lighter +20%#7EA6A2
Lighter +10%#638E8A
Darker −10%#395250
Darker −20%#243432
Darker −30%#0F1615
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#368881
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R78
G112
B109
Red78 (30.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue174.71°
Saturation (HSL)17.89%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 70 · B 6D

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