Colour
#005140
- #005140
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#005140 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 81, 64 and HSL 167°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#005140#005140
HEX#005140
RGBrgb(0, 81, 64)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3176, 0.251
RGB percentages0%, 31.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(167.4, 100%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 100%, 31.8%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 21%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,800
CSS custom property--colour: #005140;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFAEBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#510011
Analogous#005117, #003A51
Triadic#400051, #514000
Split complementary#51003A, #511700
Tetradic#170051, #510011, #3A5100
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G81
B64
Red0 (0%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue167.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 51 · B 40
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