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Recognised as Colour

#044940

  • #044940
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#044940 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 73, 64 and HSL 172°, 90%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#044940#044940
HEX#044940
RGBrgb(4, 73, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2863, 0.251
RGB percentages1.6%, 28.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(172.2, 89.6%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 94.5%, 28.6%)
CMYK94.5%, 0%, 12.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer280,896
CSS custom property--colour: #044940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FBB6BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454440no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D3E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004B46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7Teal · ΔE 23.6Dark cyan · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Gray · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49040D
Analogous#04491D, #043049
Triadic#400449, #494004
Split complementary#490430, #491D04
Tetradic#1D0449, #49040D, #304904

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#26F3D8
Lighter +30%#0CDABF
Lighter +20%#09AA95
Lighter +10%#07796A
Darker −10%#011916
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004D43
Less saturated −25%#0E3F39

Channel breakdown

R4
G73
B64
Red4 (1.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)89.61%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 49 · B 40

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