Recognised as Colour
#48937D
- #48937D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#48937D is a cyan with RGB values 72, 147, 125 and HSL 162°, 34%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#48937D#48937D
HEX#48937D
RGBrgb(72, 147, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5765, 0.4902
RGB percentages28.2%, 57.6%, 49%
HSLhsl(162.4, 34.2%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 51%, 57.6%)
CMYK51%, 0%, 15%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,756,349
CSS custom property--colour: #48937D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#B76C82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG 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#93485E
Analogous#489357, #488493
Triadic#7D4893, #937D48
Split complementary#934884, #935748
Tetradic#574893, #93485E, #849348
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G147
B125
Red72 (28.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue162.4°
Saturation (HSL)34.25%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 93 · B 7D
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