#4E9998 Hex Color

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Hex color #4e9998 graphic
#4e9998 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 #4e9998.

Questions about #4e9998

What is #4e9998 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #4e9998 is rgb(78, 153, 152), in HSL hsl(179, 32%, 45%) and in CMYK 49%, 0%, 1%, 40%.
Is #4e9998 readable on white or black?
#4e9998 has a 3.31:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.33:1 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.