Recognised as Colour
#4A9595
- #4A9595
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4A9595 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 149, 149 and HSL 180°, 34%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4A9595#4A9595
HEX#4A9595
RGBrgb(74, 149, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5843, 0.5843
RGB percentages29%, 58.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(180, 33.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 50.3%, 58.4%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,887,957
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9595;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B56A6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#954A4A
Analogous#4A9570, #4A7095
Triadic#954A95, #95954A
Split complementary#954A70, #95704A
Tetradic#704A95, #954A4A, #70954A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G149
B149
Red74 (29%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)33.63%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 95 · B 95
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