Colour

#49838F

#49838F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#49838F is a cyan with RGB values 73, 131, 143 and HSL 190°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#49838F#49838F

HEX#49838F

RGBrgb(73, 131, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5137, 0.5608

RGB percentages28.6%, 51.4%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(190.3, 32.4%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 49%, 56.1%)

CMYK49%, 8.4%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,817,807

CSS custom property--colour: #49838F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#B67C70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E778Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#238887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Teal · ΔE 14.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.5 Gray · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F5549

Analogous#498F78, #49608F

Triadic#8F4983, #838F49

Split complementary#8F4960, #8F7849

Tetradic#78498F, #8F5549, #608F49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3DCE1

Lighter +30%#A2C8CF

Lighter +20%#80B3BE

Lighter +10%#5E9FAD

Darker −10%#38646D

Darker −20%#27454B

Darker −30%#15262A

Darker −40%#040708

More saturated +25%#2E95AA

Less saturated −25%#647174

Channel breakdown

R73

G131

B143

Red73 (28.6%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue190.29°

Saturation (HSL)32.41%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 83 · B 8F

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