Recognised as Colour
#048387
- #048387
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#048387 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 131, 135 and HSL 182°, 94%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#048387#048387
HEX#048387
RGBrgb(4, 131, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5137, 0.5294
RGB percentages1.6%, 51.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(181.8, 94.2%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.8, 97%, 52.9%)
CMYK97%, 3%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer295,815
CSS custom property--colour: #048387;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FB7C78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#870804
Analogous#048749, #044287
Triadic#870483, #838704
Split complementary#870442, #874904
Tetradic#490487, #870804, #428704
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G131
B135
Red4 (1.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue181.83°
Saturation (HSL)94.24%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 83 · B 87
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