Recognised as Colour
#709E8A
- #709E8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#709E8A is a cyan with RGB values 112, 158, 138 and HSL 154°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#709E8A#709E8A
HEX#709E8A
RGBrgb(112, 158, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6196, 0.5412
RGB percentages43.9%, 62%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(153.9, 19.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.9, 29.1%, 62%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 12.7%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,380,618
CSS custom property--colour: #709E8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#8F6175
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E7084
Analogous#709E73, #709B9E
Triadic#8A709E, #9E8A70
Split complementary#9E709B, #9E7370
Tetradic#73709E, #9E7084, #9B9E70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R112
G158
B138
Red112 (43.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue153.91°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9E · B 8A
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