Recognised as Colour
#004A38
- #004A38
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#004A38 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 74, 56 and HSL 165°, 100%, 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
#004A38#004A38
HEX#004A38
RGBrgb(0, 74, 56)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.2196
RGB percentages0%, 29%, 22%
HSLhsl(165.4, 100%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.4, 100%, 29%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 24.3%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,000
CSS custom property--colour: #004A38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#FFB5C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A0012
Analogous#004A13, #00374A
Triadic#38004A, #4A3800
Split complementary#4A0037, #4A1300
Tetradic#13004A, #4A0012, #374A00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G74
B56
Red0 (0%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue165.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 38
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