#478EA1 Hex Color

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#478ea1 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 #478ea1.

Questions about #478ea1

What is #478ea1 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #478ea1 is rgb(71, 142, 161), in HSL hsl(193, 39%, 45%) and in CMYK 56%, 12%, 0%, 37%.
Is #478ea1 readable on white or black?
#478ea1 has a 3.71:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.65:1 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.