Recognised as Colour
#006356
- #006356
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#006356 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 99, 86 and HSL 172°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#006356#006356
HEX#006356
RGBrgb(0, 99, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3882, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 38.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(172.1, 100%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 100%, 38.8%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 13.1%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer25,430
CSS custom property--colour: #006356;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FF9CA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#63000D
Analogous#006325, #003E63
Triadic#560063, #635600
Split complementary#63003F, #632500
Tetradic#240063, #63000D, #3F6300
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G99
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue172.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 63 · B 56
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