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Colour

#4B909A

  • #4B909A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4B909A is a cyan with RGB values 75, 144, 154 and HSL 188°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4B909A#4B909A
HEX#4B909A
RGBrgb(75, 144, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5647, 0.6039
RGB percentages29.4%, 56.5%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(187.6, 34.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 51.3%, 60.4%)
CMYK51.3%, 6.5%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,952,218
CSS custom property--colour: #4B909A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B46F65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#79829Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#189593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7Dark cyan · ΔE 12.6Teal · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A554B
Analogous#4B9A7D, #4B689A
Triadic#9A4B90, #909A4B
Split complementary#9A4B68, #9A7C4B
Tetradic#7D4B9A, #9A554B, #689A4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE2E6
Lighter +30%#A9CFD5
Lighter +20%#87BDC4
Lighter +10%#64AAB4
Darker −10%#3A7078
Darker −20%#2A5055
Darker −30%#193033
Darker −40%#081011
More saturated +25%#2EA5B7
Less saturated −25%#687B7D

Channel breakdown

R75
G144
B154
Red75 (29.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue187.59°
Saturation (HSL)34.5%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 90 · B 9A

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