Recognised as Colour
#4CAEBF
- #4CAEBF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4CAEBF is a cyan with RGB values 76, 174, 191 and HSL 189°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4CAEBF#4CAEBF
HEX#4CAEBF
RGBrgb(76, 174, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6824, 0.749
RGB percentages29.8%, 68.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(188.9, 47.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 60.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK60.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,025,471
CSS custom property--colour: #4CAEBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#B35140
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF5D4C
Analogous#4CBF96, #4C75BF
Triadic#BF4CAE, #AEBF4C
Split complementary#BF4C75, #BF974C
Tetradic#964CBF, #BF5D4C, #75BF4C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R76
G174
B191
Red76 (29.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue188.87°
Saturation (HSL)47.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G AE · B BF
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