Colour
#449FAD
- #449FAD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#449FAD is a cyan with RGB values 68, 159, 173 and HSL 188°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#449FAD#449FAD
HEX#449FAD
RGBrgb(68, 159, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6235, 0.6784
RGB percentages26.7%, 62.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(188, 43.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 60.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,497,325
CSS custom property--colour: #449FAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#BB6052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD5244
Analogous#44AD86, #446AAD
Triadic#AD449F, #9FAD44
Split complementary#AD446A, #AD8644
Tetradic#8744AD, #AD5244, #6AAD44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G159
B173
Red68 (26.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue188°
Saturation (HSL)43.57%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 9F · B AD
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