Colour

#4E757A

#4E757A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4E757A is a cyan with RGB values 78, 117, 122 and HSL 187°, 22%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E757A

RGBrgb(78, 117, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4588, 0.4784

RGB percentages30.6%, 45.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(186.8, 22%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 36.1%, 47.8%)

CMYK36.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,141,882

CSS custom property--colour: #4E757A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#B18A85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F727Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#676C7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3D7876no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A534E

Analogous#4E7A69, #4E5F7A

Triadic#7A4E75, #757A4E

Split complementary#7A4E5F, #7A694E

Tetradic#694E7A, #7A534E, #5F7A4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BED3D6

Lighter +30%#9FBEC2

Lighter +20%#80A9AE

Lighter +10%#629399

Darker −10%#3A575B

Darker −20%#26393C

Darker −30%#121B1D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#358893

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R78

G117

B122

Red78 (30.6%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue186.82°

Saturation (HSL)22%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 75 · B 7A

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