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Colour

#49B3A4

  • #49B3A4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#49B3A4 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 179, 164 and HSL 172°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#49B3A4#49B3A4
HEX#49B3A4
RGBrgb(73, 179, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.702, 0.6431
RGB percentages28.6%, 70.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(171.5, 42.1%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 59.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK59.2%, 0%, 8.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,830,116
CSS custom property--colour: #49B3A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B64C5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA9A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9DA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B34958
Analogous#49B36F, #498DB3
Triadic#A449B3, #B3A449
Split complementary#B3498D, #B36F49
Tetradic#6F49B3, #B34958, #8DB349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9EFEC
Lighter +30%#B4E1DA
Lighter +20%#90D2C9
Lighter +10%#6CC3B7
Darker −10%#3A8F83
Darker −20%#2B6B62
Darker −30%#1D4640
Darker −40%#0E221F
More saturated +25%#2AD3BB
Less saturated −25%#69938D

Channel breakdown

R73
G179
B164
Red73 (28.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue171.51°
Saturation (HSL)42.06%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G B3 · B A4

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