Recognised as Colour
#4E8A82
- #4E8A82
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4E8A82 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 138, 130 and HSL 172°, 28%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4E8A82#4E8A82
HEX#4E8A82
RGBrgb(78, 138, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5412, 0.5098
RGB percentages30.6%, 54.1%, 51%
HSLhsl(172, 27.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 43.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 5.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,266
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8A82;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B1757D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A4E56
Analogous#4E8A64, #4E748A
Triadic#824E8A, #8A824E
Split complementary#8A4E74, #8A644E
Tetradic#644E8A, #8A4E56, #748A4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G138
B130
Red78 (30.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8A · B 82
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