Recognised as Colour
#48928A
- #48928A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#48928A is a cyan with RGB values 72, 146, 138 and HSL 174°, 34%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#48928A#48928A
HEX#48928A
RGBrgb(72, 146, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5725, 0.5412
RGB percentages28.2%, 57.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(173.5, 33.9%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 50.7%, 57.3%)
CMYK50.7%, 0%, 5.5%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,756,106
CSS custom property--colour: #48928A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B76D75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#924850
Analogous#489265, #487592
Triadic#8A4892, #928A48
Split complementary#924875, #926548
Tetradic#654892, #924850, #759248
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G146
B138
Red72 (28.2%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue173.51°
Saturation (HSL)33.94%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 92 · B 8A
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