Recognised as Colour
#4E8978
- #4E8978
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#4E8978 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 137, 120 and HSL 163°, 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
#4E8978#4E8978
HEX#4E8978
RGBrgb(78, 137, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5373, 0.4706
RGB percentages30.6%, 53.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(162.7, 27.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.7, 43.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 0%, 12.4%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,000
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8978;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B17687
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#894E5F
Analogous#4E895B, #4E7C89
Triadic#784E89, #89784E
Split complementary#894E7C, #895B4E
Tetradic#5B4E89, #894E5F, #7C894E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G137
B120
Red78 (30.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue162.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.44%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 89 · B 78
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