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Recognised as Colour

#4F8E89

  • #4F8E89
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4F8E89 is a cyan with RGB values 79, 142, 137 and HSL 175°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4F8E89#4F8E89
HEX#4F8E89
RGBrgb(79, 142, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5569, 0.5373
RGB percentages31%, 55.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(175.2, 28.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 44.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 3.5%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,213,833
CSS custom property--colour: #4F8E89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B07176

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888889no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D808Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#33918Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.5Dark cyan · ΔE 10.9Teal · ΔE 11Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E4F54
Analogous#4F8E6A, #4F748E
Triadic#894F8E, #8E894F
Split complementary#8E4F74, #8E6A4F
Tetradic#694F8E, #8E4F54, #748E4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E1DF
Lighter +30%#A8CECB
Lighter +20%#87BCB8
Lighter +10%#66AAA5
Darker −10%#3D6D69
Darker −20%#2B4C4A
Darker −30%#182C2A
Darker −40%#060B0B
More saturated +25%#33AAA0
Less saturated −25%#6B7272

Channel breakdown

R79
G142
B137
Red79 (31%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue175.24°
Saturation (HSL)28.51%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4F · G 8E · B 89

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