Colour
#4E7E7E
- #4E7E7E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4E7E7E is a cyan with RGB values 78, 126, 126 and HSL 180°, 24%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4E7E7E#4E7E7E
HEX#4E7E7E
RGBrgb(78, 126, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4941, 0.4941
RGB percentages30.6%, 49.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(180, 23.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 38.1%, 49.4%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,144,190
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7E7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#B18181
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E4E4E
Analogous#4E7E66, #4E667E
Triadic#7E4E7E, #7E7E4E
Split complementary#7E4E66, #7E664E
Tetradic#664E7E, #7E4E4E, #667E4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G126
B126
Red78 (30.6%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7E · B 7E
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