Recognised as Colour
#4F9FAE
- #4F9FAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4F9FAE is a cyan with RGB values 79, 159, 174 and HSL 189°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4F9FAE#4F9FAE
HEX#4F9FAE
RGBrgb(79, 159, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6235, 0.6824
RGB percentages31%, 62.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(189.5, 37.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 54.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK54.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,218,222
CSS custom property--colour: #4F9FAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B06051
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE5E4F
Analogous#4FAE8E, #4F6FAE
Triadic#AE4F9F, #9FAE4F
Split complementary#AE4F6F, #AE8E4F
Tetradic#8E4FAE, #AE5E4F, #6FAE4F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G159
B174
Red79 (31%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue189.47°
Saturation (HSL)37.55%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 9F · B AE
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