Recognised as Colour
#4AA19F
- #4AA19F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4AA19F is a cyan with RGB values 74, 161, 159 and HSL 179°, 37%, 46%. 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
#4AA19F#4AA19F
HEX#4AA19F
RGBrgb(74, 161, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6314, 0.6235
RGB percentages29%, 63.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(178.6, 37%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 54%, 63.1%)
CMYK54%, 0%, 1.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,891,039
CSS custom property--colour: #4AA19F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B55E60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A14A4C
Analogous#4AA174, #4A77A1
Triadic#9F4AA1, #A19F4A
Split complementary#A14A77, #A1744A
Tetradic#744AA1, #A14A4C, #77A14A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G161
B159
Red74 (29%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue178.62°
Saturation (HSL)37.02%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G A1 · B 9F
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