Colour
#49877B
- #49877B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#49877B is a cyan with RGB values 73, 135, 123 and HSL 168°, 30%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#49877B#49877B
HEX#49877B
RGBrgb(73, 135, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5294, 0.4824
RGB percentages28.6%, 52.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(168.4, 29.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.4, 45.9%, 52.9%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 8.9%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,818,811
CSS custom property--colour: #49877B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B67884
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#874955
Analogous#49875C, #497487
Triadic#7B4987, #877B49
Split complementary#874974, #875C49
Tetradic#5C4987, #874955, #748749
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G135
B123
Red73 (28.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue168.39°
Saturation (HSL)29.81%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 87 · B 7B
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