Colour
#4E8975
- #4E8975
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#4E8975 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 137, 117 and HSL 160°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#4E8975#4E8975
HEX#4E8975
RGBrgb(78, 137, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5373, 0.4588
RGB percentages30.6%, 53.7%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(159.7, 27.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 43.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 0%, 14.6%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,146,997
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8975;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B1768A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#894E62
Analogous#4E8958, #4E8089
Triadic#754E89, #89754E
Split complementary#894E80, #89584E
Tetradic#584E89, #894E62, #7F894E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G137
B117
Red78 (30.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue159.66°
Saturation (HSL)27.44%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 89 · B 75
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