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Colour

#479B8D

  • #479B8D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#479B8D is a cyan with RGB values 71, 155, 141 and HSL 170°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#479B8D#479B8D
HEX#479B8D
RGBrgb(71, 155, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6078, 0.5529
RGB percentages27.8%, 60.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(170, 37.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 54.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK54.2%, 0%, 9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,692,877
CSS custom property--colour: #479B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B86472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95938Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88898Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#139D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.9Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6Teal · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B4755
Analogous#479B63, #477F9B
Triadic#8D479B, #9B8D47
Split complementary#9B477F, #9B6347
Tetradic#63479B, #9B4755, #7F9B47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E6E1
Lighter +30%#A5D6CE
Lighter +20%#82C6BB
Lighter +10%#5FB6A7
Darker −10%#37786D
Darker −20%#27554D
Darker −30%#17322E
Darker −40%#070F0E
More saturated +25%#2BB7A0
Less saturated −25%#637F7A

Channel breakdown

R71
G155
B141
Red71 (27.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)37.17%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9B · B 8D

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