Recognised as Colour
#499EA2
- #499EA2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#499EA2 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 158, 162 and HSL 183°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#499EA2#499EA2
HEX#499EA2
RGBrgb(73, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages28.6%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(182.7, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK54.9%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,824,738
CSS custom property--colour: #499EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#B6615D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A24D49
Analogous#49A27A, #4971A2
Triadic#A2499E, #9EA249
Split complementary#A24971, #A27A49
Tetradic#7A49A2, #A24D49, #71A249
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G158
B162
Red73 (28.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue182.7°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 9E · B A2
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