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Recognised as Colour

#49DDD2

  • #49DDD2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#49DDD2 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 221, 210 and HSL 176°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#49DDD2#49DDD2
HEX#49DDD2
RGBrgb(73, 221, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8667, 0.8235
RGB percentages28.6%, 86.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(175.5, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK67%, 0%, 5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,840,914
CSS custom property--colour: #49DDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#B6222D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D1D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.2Aqua · ΔE 15Cyan · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 3.71, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD4954
Analogous#49DD88, #499EDD
Triadic#D249DD, #DDD249
Split complementary#DD499E, #DD8849
Tetradic#8849DD, #DD4954, #9EDD49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FDFC
Lighter +30%#CAF5F2
Lighter +20%#9FEDE7
Lighter +10%#74E5DD
Darker −10%#26CDC0
Darker −20%#1EA298
Darker −30%#167770
Darker −40%#0E4C47
More saturated +25%#2EF8E9
Less saturated −25%#64C2BB

Channel breakdown

R73
G221
B210
Red73 (28.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue175.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G DD · B D2

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