Colour

#56737B

#56737B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#56737B is a cyan with RGB values 86, 115, 123 and HSL 193°, 18%, 41%. 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

#56737B#56737B

HEX#56737B

RGBrgb(86, 115, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.451, 0.4824

RGB percentages33.7%, 45.1%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(193, 17.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193, 30.1%, 48.2%)

CMYK30.1%, 6.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,665,659

CSS custom property--colour: #56737B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#A98C84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D717Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#676C7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#4A7675no 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 text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 13.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B5E56

Analogous#567B70, #56617B

Triadic#7B5673, #737B56

Split complementary#7B5661, #7B7156

Tetradic#70567B, #7B5E56, #617B56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D3D7

Lighter +30%#A8BCC2

Lighter +20%#8AA5AD

Lighter +10%#6C8F98

Darker −10%#41575D

Darker −20%#2C3B3F

Darker −30%#171F21

Darker −40%#020303

More saturated +25%#3C8295

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R86

G115

B123

Red86 (33.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue192.97°

Saturation (HSL)17.7%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 73 · B 7B

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Colour values

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