Recognised as Colour
#4E7265
- #4E7265
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#4E7265 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 114, 101 and HSL 158°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#4E7265#4E7265
HEX#4E7265
RGBrgb(78, 114, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4471, 0.3961
RGB percentages30.6%, 44.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(158.3, 18.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.3, 31.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK31.6%, 0%, 11.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,141,093
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7265;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B18D9A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#724E5B
Analogous#4E7253, #4E6D72
Triadic#654E72, #72654E
Split complementary#724E6D, #72534E
Tetradic#534E72, #724E5B, #6D724E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G114
B101
Red78 (30.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue158.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 72 · B 65
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