Colour
#004E4A
- #004E4A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#004E4A is a cyan with RGB values 0, 78, 74 and HSL 177°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#004E4A#004E4A
HEX#004E4A
RGBrgb(0, 78, 74)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3059, 0.2902
RGB percentages0%, 30.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(176.9, 100%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.9, 100%, 30.6%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 5.1%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,042
CSS custom property--colour: #004E4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FFB1B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E0004
Analogous#004E23, #002B4E
Triadic#4A004E, #4E4A00
Split complementary#4E002B, #4E2300
Tetradic#23004E, #4E0004, #2B4E00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G78
B74
Red0 (0%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue176.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4E · B 4A
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