Recognised as Colour
#049BB3
- #049BB3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#049BB3 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 155, 179 and HSL 188°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#049BB3#049BB3
HEX#049BB3
RGBrgb(4, 155, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6078, 0.702
RGB percentages1.6%, 60.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(188.2, 95.6%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 97.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK97.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer302,003
CSS custom property--colour: #049BB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#FB644C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B31C04
Analogous#04B374, #0443B3
Triadic#B3049B, #9BB304
Split complementary#B30443, #B37404
Tetradic#7404B3, #B31C04, #43B304
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G155
B179
Red4 (1.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue188.23°
Saturation (HSL)95.63%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 9B · B B3
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