Recognised as Colour
#4998A6
- #4998A6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4998A6 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 152, 166 and HSL 189°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4998A6#4998A6
HEX#4998A6
RGBrgb(73, 152, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5961, 0.651
RGB percentages28.6%, 59.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(189, 38.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 56%, 65.1%)
CMYK56%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,823,206
CSS custom property--colour: #4998A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B66759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A65749
Analogous#49A685, #496AA6
Triadic#A64998, #98A649
Split complementary#A6496A, #A68549
Tetradic#8549A6, #A65749, #6AA649
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G152
B166
Red73 (28.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue189.03°
Saturation (HSL)38.91%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 98 · B A6
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