Colour
#499AA5
- #499AA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#499AA5 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 154, 165 and HSL 187°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#499AA5#499AA5
HEX#499AA5
RGBrgb(73, 154, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6039, 0.6471
RGB percentages28.6%, 60.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(187.2, 38.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 55.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK55.8%, 6.7%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,823,717
CSS custom property--colour: #499AA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#B6655A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A55449
Analogous#49A582, #496CA5
Triadic#A5499A, #9AA549
Split complementary#A5496C, #A58249
Tetradic#8249A5, #A55449, #6CA549
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G154
B165
Red73 (28.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue187.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.66%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 9A · B A5
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