Recognised as Colour

#48707D

#48707D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#48707D is a cyan with RGB values 72, 112, 125 and HSL 195°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#48707D#48707D

HEX#48707D

RGBrgb(72, 112, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4392, 0.4902

RGB percentages28.2%, 43.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(194.7, 26.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 42.4%, 49%)

CMYK42.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,747,389

CSS custom property--colour: #48707D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#B78F82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686E7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#60677Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#327474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Dim grey · ΔE 15.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Teal · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7D5548

Analogous#487D70, #48557D

Triadic#7D4870, #707D48

Split complementary#7D4855, #7D7048

Tetradic#70487D, #7D5548, #557D48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BAD0D7

Lighter +30%#99BAC5

Lighter +20%#79A4B2

Lighter +10%#5B8D9D

Darker −10%#35535D

Darker −20%#23363C

Darker −30%#10191C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F7D96

Less saturated −25%#616364

Channel breakdown

R72

G112

B125

Red72 (28.2%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue194.72°

Saturation (HSL)26.9%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 70 · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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