Colour

#49BEC4

#49BEC4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#49BEC4 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 190, 196 and HSL 183°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#49BEC4

RGBrgb(73, 190, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7451, 0.7686

RGB percentages28.6%, 74.5%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(182.9, 51%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 62.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK62.8%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,832,964

CSS custom property--colour: #49BEC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#B6413B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1B6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA8C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6 Turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C44F49

Analogous#49C48D, #4980C4

Triadic#C449BE, #BEC449

Split complementary#C44980, #C48D49

Tetradic#8D49C4, #C44F49, #80C449

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3F5F6

Lighter +30%#BDE7E9

Lighter +20%#96DADD

Lighter +10%#70CCD0

Darker −10%#359FA5

Darker −20%#297A7E

Darker −30%#1C5558

Darker −40%#102F31

More saturated +25%#2BD9E2

Less saturated −25%#67A3A6

Channel breakdown

R73

G190

B196

Red73 (28.6%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue182.93°

Saturation (HSL)51.04%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G BE · B C4

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Colour values

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