Recognised as Colour
#049CB9
- #049CB9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#049CB9 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 156, 185 and HSL 190°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#049CB9#049CB9
HEX#049CB9
RGBrgb(4, 156, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6118, 0.7255
RGB percentages1.6%, 61.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(189.6, 95.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 97.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK97.8%, 15.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer302,265
CSS custom property--colour: #049CB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FB6346
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B92104
Analogous#04B97B, #0442B9
Triadic#B9049C, #9CB904
Split complementary#B90442, #B97B04
Tetradic#7B04B9, #B92104, #42B904
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G156
B185
Red4 (1.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue189.61°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 9C · B B9
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