Recognised as Colour
#4A9D8F
- #4A9D8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#4A9D8F is a cyan with RGB values 74, 157, 143 and HSL 170°, 36%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#4A9D8F#4A9D8F
HEX#4A9D8F
RGBrgb(74, 157, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6157, 0.5608
RGB percentages29%, 61.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(169.9, 35.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 52.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 8.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,889,999
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9D8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#B56270
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D4A58
Analogous#4A9D65, #4A829D
Triadic#8F4A9D, #9D8F4A
Split complementary#9D4A82, #9D654A
Tetradic#654A9D, #9D4A58, #829D4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G157
B143
Red74 (29%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue169.88°
Saturation (HSL)35.93%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 9D · B 8F
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