Recognised as Colour
#4A8992
- #4A8992
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4A8992 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 137, 146 and HSL 188°, 33%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4A8992#4A8992
HEX#4A8992
RGBrgb(74, 137, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5373, 0.5725
RGB percentages29%, 53.7%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(187.5, 32.7%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 49.3%, 57.3%)
CMYK49.3%, 6.2%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,884,882
CSS custom property--colour: #4A8992;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B5766D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92534A
Analogous#4A9277, #4A6592
Triadic#924A89, #89924A
Split complementary#924A65, #92774A
Tetradic#774A92, #92534A, #65924A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G137
B146
Red74 (29%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.73%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 89 · B 92
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