Recognised as Colour
#48ABBA
- #48ABBA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#48ABBA is a cyan with RGB values 72, 171, 186 and HSL 188°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#48ABBA#48ABBA
HEX#48ABBA
RGBrgb(72, 171, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6706, 0.7294
RGB percentages28.2%, 67.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(187.9, 45.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 61.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK61.3%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,762,554
CSS custom property--colour: #48ABBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#B75445
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA5748
Analogous#48BA90, #4872BA
Triadic#BA48AB, #ABBA48
Split complementary#BA4872, #BA9048
Tetradic#9048BA, #BA5748, #72BA48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G171
B186
Red72 (28.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue187.89°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G AB · B BA
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