Recognised as Colour
#48828B
- #48828B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#48828B is a cyan with RGB values 72, 130, 139 and HSL 188°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#48828B#48828B
HEX#48828B
RGBrgb(72, 130, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5098, 0.5451
RGB percentages28.2%, 51%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(188.1, 31.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 48.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK48.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,752,011
CSS custom property--colour: #48828B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#B77D74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B5148
Analogous#488B73, #48608B
Triadic#8B4882, #828B48
Split complementary#8B4860, #8B7348
Tetradic#73488B, #8B5148, #608B48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G130
B139
Red72 (28.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue188.06°
Saturation (HSL)31.75%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 82 · B 8B
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