Recognised as Colour
#448A98
- #448A98
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#448A98 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 138, 152 and HSL 190°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#448A98#448A98
HEX#448A98
RGBrgb(68, 138, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5412, 0.5961
RGB percentages26.7%, 54.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(190, 38.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 55.3%, 59.6%)
CMYK55.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,491,928
CSS custom property--colour: #448A98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BB7567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#985244
Analogous#44987C, #446098
Triadic#98448A, #8A9844
Split complementary#984460, #987C44
Tetradic#7C4498, #985244, #609844
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G138
B152
Red68 (26.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 8A · B 98
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