Recognised as Colour
#477D84
- #477D84
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#477D84 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 125, 132 and HSL 187°, 30%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#477D84#477D84
HEX#477D84
RGBrgb(71, 125, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4902, 0.5176
RGB percentages27.8%, 49%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(186.9, 30%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 46.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK46.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,685,188
CSS custom property--colour: #477D84;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B8827B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#844E47
Analogous#47846D, #475F84
Triadic#84477D, #7D8447
Split complementary#84475F, #846D47
Tetradic#6C4784, #844E47, #5F8447
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G125
B132
Red71 (27.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue186.89°
Saturation (HSL)30.05%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 7D · B 84
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