Recognised as Colour
#4A736F
- #4A736F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#4A736F is a cyan with RGB values 74, 115, 111 and HSL 174°, 22%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#4A736F#4A736F
HEX#4A736F
RGBrgb(74, 115, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.451, 0.4353
RGB percentages29%, 45.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(174.1, 21.7%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.1, 35.7%, 45.1%)
CMYK35.7%, 0%, 3.5%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,879,215
CSS custom property--colour: #4A736F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B58C90
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#734A4E
Analogous#4A735A, #4A6373
Triadic#6F4A73, #736F4A
Split complementary#734A63, #735A4A
Tetradic#5B4A73, #734A4E, #63734A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G115
B111
Red74 (29%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue174.15°
Saturation (HSL)21.69%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 73 · B 6F
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