Colour
#004F4D
- #004F4D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#004F4D is a cyan with RGB values 0, 79, 77 and HSL 178°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#004F4D#004F4D
HEX#004F4D
RGBrgb(0, 79, 77)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3098, 0.302
RGB percentages0%, 31%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(178.5, 100%, 15.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 100%, 31%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 2.5%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,301
CSS custom property--colour: #004F4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#FFB0B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F0002
Analogous#004F25, #00294F
Triadic#4D004F, #4F4D00
Split complementary#4F0029, #4F2500
Tetradic#26004F, #4F0002, #2A4F00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G79
B77
Red0 (0%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue178.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4F · B 4D
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