Colour
#4097AE
- #4097AE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4097AE is a cyan with RGB values 64, 151, 174 and HSL 193°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4097AE#4097AE
HEX#4097AE
RGBrgb(64, 151, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5922, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.1%, 59.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(192.5, 46.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 63.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK63.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,233,134
CSS custom property--colour: #4097AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#BF6851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE5740
Analogous#40AE8E, #4060AE
Triadic#AE4097, #97AE40
Split complementary#AE4060, #AE8E40
Tetradic#8E40AE, #AE5740, #60AE40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G151
B174
Red64 (25.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue192.55°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 97 · B AE
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