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Colour

#849D9C

  • #849D9C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#849D9C is a cyan with RGB values 132, 157, 156 and HSL 178°, 11%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#849D9C#849D9C
HEX#849D9C
RGBrgb(132, 157, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6157, 0.6118
RGB percentages51.8%, 61.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(177.6, 11.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 15.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,691,100
CSS custom property--colour: #849D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7B6263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9A9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95969Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7D9F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.2Cadetblue · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D8485
Analogous#849D90, #84919D
Triadic#9C849D, #9D9C84
Split complementary#9D8492, #9D9084
Tetradic#8F849D, #9D8485, #919D84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7F7
Lighter +30%#D9E1E1
Lighter +20%#BDCACA
Lighter +10%#A0B4B3
Darker −10%#6A8483
Darker −20%#536867
Darker −30%#3C4C4B
Darker −40%#262F2F
More saturated +25%#68B9B5
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R132
G157
B156
Red132 (51.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue177.6°
Saturation (HSL)11.31%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9D · B 9C

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