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Recognised as Colour

#074851

  • #074851
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#074851 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 72, 81 and HSL 187°, 84%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#074851#074851
HEX#074851
RGBrgb(7, 72, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2824, 0.3176
RGB percentages2.7%, 28.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(187.3, 84.1%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 91.4%, 31.8%)
CMYK91.4%, 11.1%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer477,265
CSS custom property--colour: #074851;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#F8B7AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404552no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#373E51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.7Teal · ΔE 24.9Dim grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dark cyan · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#511007
Analogous#075135, #072351
Triadic#510748, #485107
Split complementary#510723, #513507
Tetradic#350751, #511007, #235107

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#36D7EE
Lighter +30%#13C5DE
Lighter +20%#0F9BAF
Lighter +10%#0B7280
Darker −10%#031E22
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004D58
Less saturated −25%#124046

Channel breakdown

R7
G72
B81
Red7 (2.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue187.3°
Saturation (HSL)84.09%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 48 · B 51

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