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Recognised as Colour

#49B3C2

  • #49B3C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#49B3C2 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 179, 194 and HSL 187°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#49B3C2#49B3C2
HEX#49B3C2
RGBrgb(73, 179, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.702, 0.7608
RGB percentages28.6%, 70.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(187.4, 49.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.4, 62.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK62.4%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,830,146
CSS custom property--colour: #49B3C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#B64C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5ADC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#929FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Dark cyan · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C25849
Analogous#49C294, #4977C2
Triadic#C249B3, #B3C249
Split complementary#C24977, #C29449
Tetradic#9449C2, #C25849, #77C249

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F3F5
Lighter +30%#BCE3E8
Lighter +20%#95D3DC
Lighter +10%#6FC3CF
Darker −10%#3694A2
Darker −20%#29717C
Darker −30%#1D4E55
Darker −40%#102B2F
More saturated +25%#2BCAE0
Less saturated −25%#679CA4

Channel breakdown

R73
G179
B194
Red73 (28.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue187.44°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G B3 · B C2

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