Recognised as Colour

#4C737B

#4C737B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#4C737B is a cyan with RGB values 76, 115, 123 and HSL 190°, 24%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4C737B#4C737B

HEX#4C737B

RGBrgb(76, 115, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.451, 0.4824

RGB percentages29.8%, 45.1%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(190.2, 23.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 38.2%, 48.2%)

CMYK38.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,010,299

CSS custom property--colour: #4C737B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#B38C84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C707Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#656A7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3A7775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7B544C

Analogous#4C7B6C, #4C5B7B

Triadic#7B4C73, #737B4C

Split complementary#7B4C5B, #7B6C4C

Tetradic#6C4C7B, #7B544C, #5C7B4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDD2D6

Lighter +30%#9DBCC3

Lighter +20%#7EA7AF

Lighter +10%#5F909B

Darker −10%#39565B

Darker −20%#25383C

Darker −30%#121B1C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#338394

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R76

G115

B123

Red76 (29.8%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue190.21°

Saturation (HSL)23.62%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 73 · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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