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Recognised as Colour

#042217

  • #042217
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#042217 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 34, 23 and HSL 158°, 79%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#042217#042217
HEX#042217
RGBrgb(4, 34, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1333, 0.0902
RGB percentages1.6%, 13.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(158, 78.9%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158, 88.2%, 13.3%)
CMYK88.2%, 0%, 32.4%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer270,871
CSS custom property--colour: #042217;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.85:1
Contrast with white16.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FBDDE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#211F16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1C18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00221Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dim grey · ΔE 36.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.3Teal · ΔE 42Gray · ΔE 45.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22040F
Analogous#042208, #041E22
Triadic#170422, #221704
Split complementary#22041E, #220804
Tetradic#080422, #22040F, #1E2204

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#19D992
Lighter +30%#14AB74
Lighter +20%#0F7D55
Lighter +10%#095036
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002618
Less saturated −25%#091D16

Channel breakdown

R4
G34
B23
Red4 (1.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue158°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 22 · B 17

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