Recognised as Colour
#4ABF8F
- #4ABF8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#4ABF8F is a cyan with RGB values 74, 191, 143 and HSL 155°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#4ABF8F#4ABF8F
HEX#4ABF8F
RGBrgb(74, 191, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.749, 0.5608
RGB percentages29%, 74.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(155.4, 47.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.4, 61.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK61.3%, 0%, 25.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,898,703
CSS custom property--colour: #4ABF8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#B54070
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF4A7A
Analogous#4ABF54, #4AB5BF
Triadic#8F4ABF, #BF8F4A
Split complementary#BF4AB5, #BF544A
Tetradic#544ABF, #BF4A7A, #B5BF4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G191
B143
Red74 (29%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue155.38°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G BF · B 8F
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