Recognised as Colour
#448C99
- #448C99
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#448C99 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 140, 153 and HSL 189°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#448C99#448C99
HEX#448C99
RGBrgb(68, 140, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.549, 0.6
RGB percentages26.7%, 54.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(189.2, 38.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 55.6%, 60%)
CMYK55.6%, 8.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,492,441
CSS custom property--colour: #448C99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BB7366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#995144
Analogous#44997B, #446299
Triadic#99448C, #8C9944
Split complementary#994462, #997B44
Tetradic#7B4499, #995144, #629944
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G140
B153
Red68 (26.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue189.18°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 8C · B 99
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