Recognised as Colour
#048C52
- #048C52
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#048C52 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 140, 82 and HSL 154°, 94%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#048C52#048C52
HEX#048C52
RGBrgb(4, 140, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.549, 0.3216
RGB percentages1.6%, 54.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(154.4, 94.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.4, 97.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 41.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer298,066
CSS custom property--colour: #048C52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#FB73AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C043E
Analogous#048C0E, #04828C
Triadic#52048C, #8C5204
Split complementary#8C0482, #8C0E04
Tetradic#0E048C, #8C043E, #828C04
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G140
B82
Red4 (1.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue154.41°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 8C · B 52
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