Colour
#4E9DAF
- #4E9DAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4E9DAF is a cyan with RGB values 78, 157, 175 and HSL 191°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4E9DAF#4E9DAF
HEX#4E9DAF
RGBrgb(78, 157, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6157, 0.6863
RGB percentages30.6%, 61.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(191.1, 38.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 55.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,152,175
CSS custom property--colour: #4E9DAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B16250
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF604E
Analogous#4EAF90, #4E6DAF
Triadic#AF4E9D, #9DAF4E
Split complementary#AF4E6D, #AF914E
Tetradic#904EAF, #AF604E, #6DAF4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G157
B175
Red78 (30.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue191.13°
Saturation (HSL)38.34%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 9D · B AF
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