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Recognised as Colour

#4F848E

  • #4F848E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4F848E is a cyan with RGB values 79, 132, 142 and HSL 190°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4F848E#4F848E
HEX#4F848E
RGBrgb(79, 132, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5176, 0.5569
RGB percentages31%, 51.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(189.5, 28.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 44.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK44.4%, 7%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,211,278
CSS custom property--colour: #4F848E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B07B71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B808Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#71798Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#328987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Teal · ΔE 14.7Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E594F
Analogous#4F8E79, #4F658E
Triadic#8E4F84, #848E4F
Split complementary#8E4F64, #8E794F
Tetradic#794F8E, #8E594F, #658E4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8DDE1
Lighter +30%#A8C8CE
Lighter +20%#87B4BC
Lighter +10%#669FAA
Darker −10%#3D666D
Darker −20%#2B474C
Darker −30%#18292C
Darker −40%#060A0B
More saturated +25%#3397AA
Less saturated −25%#6B7172

Channel breakdown

R79
G132
B142
Red79 (31%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue189.52°
Saturation (HSL)28.51%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 84 · B 8E

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