Colour
#006456
- #006456
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#006456 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 100, 86 and HSL 172°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#006456#006456
HEX#006456
RGBrgb(0, 100, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3922, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 39.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(171.6, 100%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 100%, 39.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 14%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer25,686
CSS custom property--colour: #006456;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#FF9BA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#64000E
Analogous#006424, #004064
Triadic#560064, #645600
Split complementary#640040, #642400
Tetradic#240064, #64000E, #406400
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G100
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue171.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 64 · B 56
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