Recognised as Colour
#4AA0AB
- #4AA0AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4AA0AB is a cyan with RGB values 74, 160, 171 and HSL 187°, 40%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4AA0AB#4AA0AB
HEX#4AA0AB
RGBrgb(74, 160, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6275, 0.6706
RGB percentages29%, 62.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(186.8, 39.6%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 56.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK56.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,890,795
CSS custom property--colour: #4AA0AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B55F54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB554A
Analogous#4AAB86, #4A6FAB
Triadic#AB4AA0, #A0AB4A
Split complementary#AB4A6F, #AB854A
Tetradic#864AAB, #AB554A, #70AB4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G160
B171
Red74 (29%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue186.8°
Saturation (HSL)39.59%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G A0 · B AB
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