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Recognised as Colour

#072426

  • #072426
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#072426 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 36, 38 and HSL 184°, 69%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#072426#072426
HEX#072426
RGBrgb(7, 36, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1412, 0.149
RGB percentages2.7%, 14.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(183.9, 68.9%, 8.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 81.6%, 14.9%)
CMYK81.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer468,006
CSS custom property--colour: #072426;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.29:1
Contrast with white16.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#F8DBD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212226no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C1F26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002625no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 33.9Teal · ΔE 40.9Slate grey · ΔE 41.7Gray · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#260907
Analogous#072618, #071426
Triadic#260724, #242607
Split complementary#260714, #261807
Tetradic#180726, #260907, #142607

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#27C7D2
Lighter +30%#1F9EA7
Lighter +20%#17767C
Lighter +10%#0F4D51
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#01292C
Less saturated −25%#0D1F20

Channel breakdown

R7
G36
B38
Red7 (2.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue183.87°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness8.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 24 · B 26

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