Colour
#4AAFBF
- #4AAFBF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4AAFBF is a cyan with RGB values 74, 175, 191 and HSL 188°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4AAFBF#4AAFBF
HEX#4AAFBF
RGBrgb(74, 175, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6863, 0.749
RGB percentages29%, 68.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(188.2, 47.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 61.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK61.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,894,655
CSS custom property--colour: #4AAFBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B55040
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF5A4A
Analogous#4ABF94, #4A75BF
Triadic#BF4AAF, #AFBF4A
Split complementary#BF4A75, #BF944A
Tetradic#944ABF, #BF5A4A, #75BF4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G175
B191
Red74 (29%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue188.21°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G AF · B BF
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