Colour
#004A49
- #004A49
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#004A49 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 74, 73 and HSL 179°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#004A49#004A49
HEX#004A49
RGBrgb(0, 74, 73)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.2863
RGB percentages0%, 29%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(179.2, 100%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 100%, 29%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 1.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,017
CSS custom property--colour: #004A49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FFB5B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A0001
Analogous#004A24, #00264A
Triadic#49004A, #4A4900
Split complementary#4A0026, #4A2400
Tetradic#24004A, #4A0001, #264A00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G74
B73
Red0 (0%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue179.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 49
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