Recognised as Colour

#042516

#042516
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#042516 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 37, 22 and HSL 153°, 80%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#042516

RGBrgb(4, 37, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1451, 0.0863

RGB percentages1.6%, 14.5%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(152.7, 80.5%, 8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.7, 89.2%, 14.5%)

CMYK89.2%, 0%, 40.5%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer271,638

CSS custom property--colour: #042516;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FBDAE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242115no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#201E17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#002521no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 37 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.7 Teal · ΔE 41.1 Gray · ΔE 45.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#250413

Analogous#042506, #042325

Triadic#160425, #251604

Split complementary#250423, #250604

Tetradic#060425, #250413, #232504

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#18DD83

Lighter +30%#13AF68

Lighter +20%#0E814D

Lighter +10%#095331

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002916

Less saturated −25%#092016

Channel breakdown

G37

B22

Red4 (1.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue152.73°

Saturation (HSL)80.49%

Lightness8.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 04 · G 25 · B 16

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