Recognised as Colour
#48867C
- #48867C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#48867C is a cyan with RGB values 72, 134, 124 and HSL 170°, 30%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#48867C#48867C
HEX#48867C
RGBrgb(72, 134, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5255, 0.4863
RGB percentages28.2%, 52.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(170.3, 30.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 46.3%, 52.5%)
CMYK46.3%, 0%, 7.5%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,753,020
CSS custom property--colour: #48867C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B77983
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#864852
Analogous#48865D, #487186
Triadic#7C4886, #867C48
Split complementary#864871, #865D48
Tetradic#5D4886, #864852, #718648
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G134
B124
Red72 (28.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue170.32°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 86 · B 7C
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