Recognised as Colour
#048B74
- #048B74
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#048B74 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 139, 116 and HSL 170°, 94%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#048B74#048B74
HEX#048B74
RGBrgb(4, 139, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5451, 0.4549
RGB percentages1.6%, 54.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(169.8, 94.4%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 97.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 16.5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer297,844
CSS custom property--colour: #048B74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FB748B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B041B
Analogous#048B31, #045E8B
Triadic#74048B, #8B7404
Split complementary#8B045E, #8B3104
Tetradic#31048B, #8B041B, #5E8B04
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G139
B116
Red4 (1.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue169.78°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 8B · B 74
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