Recognised as Colour
#4E8A89
- #4E8A89
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4E8A89 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 138, 137 and HSL 179°, 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
#4E8A89#4E8A89
HEX#4E8A89
RGBrgb(78, 138, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5412, 0.5373
RGB percentages30.6%, 54.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(179, 27.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 43.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,273
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8A89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B17576
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A4E4F
Analogous#4E8A6B, #4E6D8A
Triadic#894E8A, #8A894E
Split complementary#8A4E6D, #8A6B4E
Tetradic#6B4E8A, #8A4E4F, #6D8A4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G138
B137
Red78 (30.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue179°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8A · B 89
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