Colour

#536A74

#536A74
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#536A74 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 106, 116 and HSL 198°, 17%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#536A74#536A74

HEX#536A74

RGBrgb(83, 106, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4157, 0.4549

RGB percentages32.5%, 41.6%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(198.2, 16.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 28.4%, 45.5%)

CMYK28.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,466,740

CSS custom property--colour: #536A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#AC958B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656975no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#606574no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#496D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#745D53

Analogous#53746E, #535A74

Triadic#74536A, #6A7453

Split complementary#74535A, #746D53

Tetradic#6D5374, #745D53, #5A7453

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1CDD2

Lighter +30%#A3B5BD

Lighter +20%#859DA8

Lighter +10%#688592

Darker −10%#3E4F56

Darker −20%#283439

Darker −30%#13191B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A748D

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R83

G106

B116

Red83 (32.5%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue198.18°

Saturation (HSL)16.58%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 6A · B 74

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Colour values

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