Recognised as Colour
#042727
- #042727
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#042727 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 39, 39 and HSL 180°, 81%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#042727#042727
HEX#042727
RGBrgb(4, 39, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1529, 0.1529
RGB percentages1.6%, 15.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(180, 81.4%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 89.7%, 15.3%)
CMYK89.7%, 0%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer272,167
CSS custom property--colour: #042727;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.85:1
Contrast with white15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FBD8D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#270404
Analogous#042716, #041627
Triadic#270427, #272704
Split complementary#270416, #271604
Tetradic#160427, #270404, #162704
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G39
B39
Red4 (1.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)81.4%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 27 · B 27
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