Colour
#4CAAB4
- #4CAAB4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4CAAB4 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 170, 180 and HSL 186°, 41%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4CAAB4#4CAAB4
HEX#4CAAB4
RGBrgb(76, 170, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6667, 0.7059
RGB percentages29.8%, 66.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(185.8, 40.9%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 57.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK57.8%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,024,436
CSS custom property--colour: #4CAAB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#B3554B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4564C
Analogous#4CB48A, #4C76B4
Triadic#B44CAA, #AAB44C
Split complementary#B44C76, #B48A4C
Tetradic#8A4CB4, #B4564C, #76B44C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R76
G170
B180
Red76 (29.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue185.77°
Saturation (HSL)40.94%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G AA · B B4
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