Recognised as Colour
#4491A2
- #4491A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4491A2 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 145, 162 and HSL 191°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4491A2#4491A2
HEX#4491A2
RGBrgb(68, 145, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5686, 0.6353
RGB percentages26.7%, 56.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(190.9, 40.9%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 58%, 63.5%)
CMYK58%, 10.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,493,730
CSS custom property--colour: #4491A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#BB6E5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A25544
Analogous#44A284, #4462A2
Triadic#A24491, #91A244
Split complementary#A24462, #A28444
Tetradic#8444A2, #A25544, #62A244
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G145
B162
Red68 (26.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue190.85°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 91 · B A2
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