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Recognised as Colour

#49B3BA

  • #49B3BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#49B3BA is a cyan with RGB values 73, 179, 186 and HSL 184°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#49B3BA#49B3BA
HEX#49B3BA
RGBrgb(73, 179, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.702, 0.7294
RGB percentages28.6%, 70.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(183.7, 45%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 60.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK60.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,830,138
CSS custom property--colour: #49B3BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#B64C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7ACBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.4Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Teal · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA5049
Analogous#49BA88, #497BBA
Triadic#BA49B3, #B3BA49
Split complementary#BA497B, #BA8849
Tetradic#8849BA, #BA5049, #7BBA49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF1F2
Lighter +30%#B8E1E4
Lighter +20%#93D2D6
Lighter +10%#6EC2C8
Darker −10%#399197
Darker −20%#2B6D72
Darker −30%#1D4A4D
Darker −40%#0F2628
More saturated +25%#2ACED9
Less saturated −25%#68989B

Channel breakdown

R73
G179
B186
Red73 (28.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue183.72°
Saturation (HSL)45.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G B3 · B BA

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