Recognised as Colour
#4B8A94
- #4B8A94
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4B8A94 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 138, 148 and HSL 188°, 33%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4B8A94#4B8A94
HEX#4B8A94
RGBrgb(75, 138, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5412, 0.5804
RGB percentages29.4%, 54.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(188.2, 32.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 49.3%, 58%)
CMYK49.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,950,676
CSS custom property--colour: #4B8A94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B4756B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94554B
Analogous#4B947A, #4B6594
Triadic#944B8A, #8A944B
Split complementary#944B66, #947A4B
Tetradic#794B94, #94554B, #66944B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R75
G138
B148
Red75 (29.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue188.22°
Saturation (HSL)32.74%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 8A · B 94
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