Recognised as Colour

#62898A

#62898A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#62898A is a cyan with RGB values 98, 137, 138 and HSL 182°, 17%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#62898A

RGBrgb(98, 137, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5373, 0.5412

RGB percentages38.4%, 53.7%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(181.5, 16.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 29%, 54.1%)

CMYK29%, 0.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,457,738

CSS custom property--colour: #62898A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#9D7675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84858Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C808Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#548C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7 Slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Gray · ΔE 14.1 Teal · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A6362

Analogous#628A77, #62758A

Triadic#8A6289, #898A62

Split complementary#8A6275, #8A7762

Tetradic#77628A, #8A6362, #758A62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6E2E2

Lighter +30%#B8CCCD

Lighter +20%#9AB7B8

Lighter +10%#7DA1A2

Darker −10%#4D6B6C

Darker −20%#384E4E

Darker −30%#223031

Darker −40%#0D1313

More saturated +25%#45A5A7

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R98

G137

B138

Red98 (38.4%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue181.5°

Saturation (HSL)16.95%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 89 · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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