Recognised as Colour

#49DDA2

#49DDA2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#49DDA2 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 221, 162 and HSL 156°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#49DDA2

RGBrgb(73, 221, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8667, 0.6353

RGB percentages28.6%, 86.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(156.1, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.1, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK67%, 0%, 26.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,840,866

CSS custom property--colour: #49DDA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#B6225D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9CD9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6BFA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00DDCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 16.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6 Light green · ΔE 21.4 Turquoise · ΔE 23.5 Pale green · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DD4984

Analogous#49DD58, #49CEDD

Triadic#A249DD, #DDA249

Split complementary#DD49CE, #DD5849

Tetradic#5849DD, #DD4984, #CEDD49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FDFA

Lighter +30%#CAF5E4

Lighter +20%#9FEDCE

Lighter +10%#74E5B8

Darker −10%#26CD8A

Darker −20%#1EA26D

Darker −30%#167750

Darker −40%#0E4C33

More saturated +25%#2EF8A7

Less saturated −25%#64C29D

Channel breakdown

R73

G221

B162

Red73 (28.6%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue156.08°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G DD · B A2

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