Recognised as Colour
#4896A9
- #4896A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4896A9 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 150, 169 and HSL 192°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4896A9#4896A9
HEX#4896A9
RGBrgb(72, 150, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5882, 0.6627
RGB percentages28.2%, 58.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(191.8, 40.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 57.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK57.4%, 11.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,757,161
CSS custom property--colour: #4896A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B76956
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A95B48
Analogous#48A98B, #4866A9
Triadic#A94896, #96A948
Split complementary#A94866, #A98B48
Tetradic#8B48A9, #A95B48, #66A948
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G150
B169
Red72 (28.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue191.75°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 96 · B A9
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