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Recognised as Colour

#478C95

  • #478C95
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#478C95 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 140, 149 and HSL 187°, 35%, 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

#478C95#478C95
HEX#478C95
RGBrgb(71, 140, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.549, 0.5843
RGB percentages27.8%, 54.9%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(186.9, 35.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 52.3%, 58.4%)
CMYK52.3%, 6%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,689,045
CSS custom property--colour: #478C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22266WCAG 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 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#B8736A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#767E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#10918Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8Teal · ΔE 11.8Dark cyan · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#955047
Analogous#479577, #476595
Triadic#95478C, #8C9547
Split complementary#954765, #957747
Tetradic#774795, #955047, #659547

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E0E3
Lighter +30%#A2CDD3
Lighter +20%#80BBC2
Lighter +10%#5DA8B2
Darker −10%#376C72
Darker −20%#264B50
Darker −30%#162B2D
Darker −40%#050A0B
More saturated +25%#2CA1B1
Less saturated −25%#63777A

Channel breakdown

R71
G140
B149
Red71 (27.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue186.92°
Saturation (HSL)35.45%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 8C · B 95

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