Recognised as Colour

#49B7C3

#49B7C3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#49B7C3 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 183, 195 and HSL 186°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#49B7C3#49B7C3

HEX#49B7C3

RGBrgb(73, 183, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7176, 0.7647

RGB percentages28.6%, 71.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(185.9, 50.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 62.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK62.6%, 6.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,831,171

CSS custom property--colour: #49B7C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#B6483C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9B0C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A2C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00BEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 14 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Sky blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C35549

Analogous#49C392, #497AC3

Triadic#C349B7, #B7C349

Split complementary#C3497A, #C39249

Tetradic#9249C3, #C35549, #7AC349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2F4F6

Lighter +30%#BCE5E9

Lighter +20%#96D5DC

Lighter +10%#6FC6D0

Darker −10%#3698A3

Darker −20%#29757D

Darker −30%#1D5156

Darker −40%#102D30

More saturated +25%#2BCFE1

Less saturated −25%#679FA5

Channel breakdown

R73

G183

B195

Red73 (28.6%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue185.9°

Saturation (HSL)50.41%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G B7 · B C3

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