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Recognised as Colour

#49B5C7

  • #49B5C7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#49B5C7 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 181, 199 and HSL 189°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#49B5C7#49B5C7
HEX#49B5C7
RGBrgb(73, 181, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7098, 0.7804
RGB percentages28.6%, 71%, 78%
HSLhsl(188.6, 52.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 63.3%, 78%)
CMYK63.3%, 9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,830,663
CSS custom property--colour: #49B5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B64A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6AFC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A1C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Light seagreen · ΔE 17.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C75B49
Analogous#49C79A, #4976C7
Triadic#C749B5, #B5C749
Split complementary#C74976, #C79A49
Tetradic#9A49C7, #C75B49, #76C749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F4F7
Lighter +30%#BEE5EB
Lighter +20%#97D5DF
Lighter +10%#70C5D3
Darker −10%#3498A9
Darker −20%#287582
Darker −30%#1C525B
Darker −40%#102F34
More saturated +25%#2BCAE5
Less saturated −25%#67A0A9

Channel breakdown

R73
G181
B199
Red73 (28.6%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G B5 · B C7

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