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Recognised as Colour

#042622

  • #042622
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#042622 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 38, 34 and HSL 173°, 81%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#042622#042622
HEX#042622
RGBrgb(4, 38, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.149, 0.1333
RGB percentages1.6%, 14.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(172.9, 81%, 8.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 89.5%, 14.9%)
CMYK89.5%, 0%, 10.5%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer271,906
CSS custom property--colour: #042622;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#FBD9DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242322no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F2022no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#002725no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 34.3Teal · ΔE 39.4Slate grey · ΔE 42.7Gray · ΔE 42.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#260408
Analogous#042611, #041926
Triadic#220426, #262204
Split complementary#260419, #261104
Tetradic#110426, #260408, #192604

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#17DFC7
Lighter +30%#13B09E
Lighter +20%#0E8275
Lighter +10%#09544B
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A25
Less saturated −25%#09211E

Channel breakdown

R4
G38
B34
Red4 (1.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue172.94°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness8.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 26 · B 22

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