#478AA5 Hex Color

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#478aa5 is a hex color. It can be described as ashy, dusty, unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #478aa5.

Questions about #478aa5

What is #478aa5 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #478aa5 is rgb(71, 138, 165), in HSL hsl(197, 40%, 46%) and in CMYK 57%, 16%, 0%, 35%.
Is #478aa5 readable on white or black?
#478aa5 has a 3.85:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.44:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.