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Recognised as Colour

#4E7373

  • #4E7373
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E7373 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 115, 115 and HSL 180°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E7373#4E7373
HEX#4E7373
RGBrgb(78, 115, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.451, 0.451
RGB percentages30.6%, 45.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(180, 19.2%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 32.2%, 45.1%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,141,363
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7373;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#B18C8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7073no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#676A73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#407573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Gray · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Teal · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#734E4E
Analogous#4E7361, #4E6173
Triadic#734E73, #73734E
Split complementary#734E61, #73614E
Tetradic#614E73, #734E4E, #61734E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCD1D1
Lighter +30%#9DBDBD
Lighter +20%#7FA8A8
Lighter +10%#639191
Darker −10%#395555
Darker −20%#253636
Darker −30%#101818
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#368B8B
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R78
G115
B115
Red78 (30.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 73 · B 73

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