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Recognised as Colour

#48B293

  • #48B293
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48B293 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 178, 147 and HSL 162°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#48B293#48B293
HEX#48B293
RGBrgb(72, 178, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.698, 0.5765
RGB percentages28.2%, 69.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(162.5, 42.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 59.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK59.6%, 0%, 17.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,764,307
CSS custom property--colour: #48B293;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#B74D6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1Sea green · ΔE 19.7Turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B24867
Analogous#48B25E, #489CB2
Triadic#9348B2, #B29348
Split complementary#B2489C, #B25E48
Tetradic#5E48B2, #B24867, #9CB248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7EFE8
Lighter +30%#B3E0D3
Lighter +20%#8FD1BE
Lighter +10%#6AC3A9
Darker −10%#398E75
Darker −20%#2B6957
Darker −30%#1C4539
Darker −40%#0D211B
More saturated +25%#29D1A0
Less saturated −25%#679386

Channel breakdown

R72
G178
B147
Red72 (28.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue162.45°
Saturation (HSL)42.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G B2 · B 93

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