Colour
#4FA8A6
- #4FA8A6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#4FA8A6 is a cyan with RGB values 79, 168, 166 and HSL 179°, 36%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#4FA8A6#4FA8A6
HEX#4FA8A6
RGBrgb(79, 168, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6588, 0.651
RGB percentages31%, 65.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(178.7, 36%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 53%, 65.9%)
CMYK53%, 0%, 1.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,220,518
CSS custom property--colour: #4FA8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#B05759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A84F51
Analogous#4FA879, #4F7EA8
Triadic#A64FA8, #A8A64F
Split complementary#A84F7E, #A8794F
Tetradic#794FA8, #A84F51, #7EA84F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G168
B166
Red79 (31%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue178.65°
Saturation (HSL)36.03%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4F · G A8 · B A6
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