Colour
#004B53
- #004B53
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#004B53 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 75, 83 and HSL 186°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#004B53#004B53
HEX#004B53
RGBrgb(0, 75, 83)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2941, 0.3255
RGB percentages0%, 29.4%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(185.8, 100%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 100%, 32.5%)
CMYK100%, 9.6%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,283
CSS custom property--colour: #004B53;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FFB4AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#530800
Analogous#005332, #002153
Triadic#53004B, #4B5300
Split complementary#530021, #533200
Tetradic#320053, #530800, #215300
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G75
B83
Red0 (0%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue185.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4B · B 53
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