Recognised as Colour
#4FAEC7
- #4FAEC7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sky blue
#4FAEC7 is a cyan with RGB values 79, 174, 199 and HSL 192°, 52%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.
Colour values
#4FAEC7#4FAEC7
HEX#4FAEC7
RGBrgb(79, 174, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6824, 0.7804
RGB percentages31%, 68.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(192.5, 51.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 60.3%, 78%)
CMYK60.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,222,087
CSS custom property--colour: #4FAEC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#B05138
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7684F
Analogous#4FC7A4, #4F72C7
Triadic#C74FAE, #AEC74F
Split complementary#C74F72, #C7A44F
Tetradic#A44FC7, #C7684F, #72C74F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G174
B199
Red79 (31%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue192.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.72%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G AE · B C7
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