Recognised as Colour
#49BEAC
- #49BEAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#49BEAC is a cyan with RGB values 73, 190, 172 and HSL 171°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#49BEAC#49BEAC
HEX#49BEAC
RGBrgb(73, 190, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7451, 0.6745
RGB percentages28.6%, 74.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(170.8, 47.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 61.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK61.6%, 0%, 9.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,832,940
CSS custom property--colour: #49BEAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#B64153
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BE495B
Analogous#49BE72, #4996BE
Triadic#AC49BE, #BEAC49
Split complementary#BE4996, #BE7249
Tetradic#7149BE, #BE495B, #95BE49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G190
B172
Red73 (28.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue170.77°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G BE · B AC
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