Recognised as Colour
#048688
- #048688
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#048688 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 134, 136 and HSL 181°, 94%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#048688#048688
HEX#048688
RGBrgb(4, 134, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5255, 0.5333
RGB percentages1.6%, 52.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(180.9, 94.3%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 97.1%, 53.3%)
CMYK97.1%, 1.5%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer296,584
CSS custom property--colour: #048688;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#FB7977
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#880604
Analogous#048848, #044488
Triadic#880486, #868804
Split complementary#880444, #884804
Tetradic#480488, #880604, #448804
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G134
B136
Red4 (1.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue180.91°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 86 · B 88
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