Colour

#4E9FA3

#4E9FA3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#4E9FA3 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 159, 163 and HSL 183°, 35%, 47%. 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

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HEX#4E9FA3

RGBrgb(78, 159, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6235, 0.6392

RGB percentages30.6%, 62.4%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(182.8, 35.3%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.8, 52.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK52.1%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,152,675

CSS custom property--colour: #4E9FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#B1605C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9599A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878EA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0CA4A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 11.2 Teal · ΔE 13.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A3524E

Analogous#4EA37C, #4E75A3

Triadic#A34E9F, #9FA34E

Split complementary#A34E75, #A37C4E

Tetradic#7C4EA3, #A3524E, #75A34E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3E9EA

Lighter +30%#B1D8D9

Lighter +20%#8EC6C9

Lighter +10%#6CB5B8

Darker −10%#3D7D81

Darker −20%#2D5C5E

Darker −30%#1C3A3C

Darker −40%#0C1819

More saturated +25%#30BAC1

Less saturated −25%#6C8485

Channel breakdown

R78

G159

B163

Red78 (30.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue182.82°

Saturation (HSL)35.27%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 9F · B A3

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