Recognised as Colour
#014A48
- #014A48
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#014A48 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 74, 72 and HSL 178°, 97%, 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
#014A48#014A48
HEX#014A48
RGBrgb(1, 74, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.2902, 0.2824
RGB percentages0.4%, 29%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(178.4, 97.3%, 14.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 98.6%, 29%)
CMYK98.6%, 0%, 2.7%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer84,552
CSS custom property--colour: #014A48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 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 black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FEB5B7
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 text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A0103
Analogous#014A23, #01274A
Triadic#48014A, #4A4801
Split complementary#4A0127, #4A2301
Tetradic#24014A, #4A0103, #284A01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G74
B72
Red1 (0.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue178.36°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness14.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 01 · G 4A · B 48
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