Colour
#4F898A
- #4F898A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4F898A is a cyan with RGB values 79, 137, 138 and HSL 181°, 27%, 43%. 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
#4F898A#4F898A
HEX#4F898A
RGBrgb(79, 137, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5373, 0.5412
RGB percentages31%, 53.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(181, 27.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181, 42.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK42.8%, 0.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,212,554
CSS custom property--colour: #4F898A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 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#B07675
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#8A504F
Analogous#4F8A6D, #4F6C8A
Triadic#8A4F89, #898A4F
Split complementary#8A4F6C, #8A6D4F
Tetradic#6D4F8A, #8A504F, #6C8A4F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G137
B138
Red79 (31%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue181.02°
Saturation (HSL)27.19%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 89 · B 8A
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