Recognised as Colour
#49C295
- #49C295
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#49C295 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 194, 149 and HSL 158°, 50%, 52%. 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 aquamarine.
Colour values
#49C295#49C295
HEX#49C295
RGBrgb(73, 194, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7608, 0.5843
RGB percentages28.6%, 76.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(157.7, 49.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.7, 62.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 23.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,833,941
CSS custom property--colour: #49C295;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#B63D6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C24976
Analogous#49C259, #49B2C2
Triadic#9549C2, #C29549
Split complementary#C249B2, #C25949
Tetradic#5949C2, #C24976, #B2C249
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G194
B149
Red73 (28.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue157.69°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G C2 · B 95
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