Recognised as Colour
#048D9E
- #048D9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#048D9E is a cyan with RGB values 4, 141, 158 and HSL 187°, 95%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#048D9E#048D9E
HEX#048D9E
RGBrgb(4, 141, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5529, 0.6196
RGB percentages1.6%, 55.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(186.6, 95.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 97.5%, 62%)
CMYK97.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer298,398
CSS custom property--colour: #048D9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FB7261
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E1504
Analogous#049E62, #04409E
Triadic#9E048D, #8D9E04
Split complementary#9E0440, #9E6204
Tetradic#62049E, #9E1504, #409E04
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G141
B158
Red4 (1.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue186.62°
Saturation (HSL)95.06%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 8D · B 9E
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