Recognised as Colour
#4F9099
- #4F9099
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4F9099 is a cyan with RGB values 79, 144, 153 and HSL 187°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4F9099#4F9099
HEX#4F9099
RGBrgb(79, 144, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5647, 0.6
RGB percentages31%, 56.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(187.3, 31.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 48.4%, 60%)
CMYK48.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,214,361
CSS custom property--colour: #4F9099;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B06F66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99584F
Analogous#4F997D, #4F6B99
Triadic#994F90, #90994F
Split complementary#994F6B, #997D4F
Tetradic#7D4F99, #99584F, #6B994F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G144
B153
Red79 (31%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue187.3°
Saturation (HSL)31.9%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 90 · B 99
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