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Recognised as Colour

#49D1DF

  • #49D1DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#49D1DF is a cyan with RGB values 73, 209, 223 and HSL 186°, 70%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#49D1DF#49D1DF
HEX#49D1DF
RGBrgb(73, 209, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8196, 0.8745
RGB percentages28.6%, 82%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(185.6, 70.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 67.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK67.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,837,855
CSS custom property--colour: #49D1DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#B62E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C9E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB9DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8Light seagreen · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Turquoise · ΔE 18.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF5749
Analogous#49DFA2, #4986DF
Triadic#DF49D1, #D1DF49
Split complementary#DF4986, #DFA249
Tetradic#A249DF, #DF5749, #86DF49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FDFE
Lighter +30%#CBF2F6
Lighter +20%#A0E7EE
Lighter +10%#74DCE7
Darker −10%#25C0D0
Darker −20%#1D98A5
Darker −30%#15707A
Darker −40%#0E484E
More saturated +25%#2EE7FA
Less saturated −25%#64BBC4

Channel breakdown

R73
G209
B223
Red73 (28.6%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue185.6°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G D1 · B DF

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