Recognised as Colour

#49DFA2

#49DFA2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#49DFA2 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 223, 162 and HSL 156°, 70%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#49DFA2

RGBrgb(73, 223, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8745, 0.6353

RGB percentages28.6%, 87.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(155.6, 70.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.6, 67.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK67.3%, 0%, 27.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,841,378

CSS custom property--colour: #49DFA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#B6205D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCCF9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C1A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00DFCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 16.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8 Light green · ΔE 20.7 Pale green · ΔE 23.2 Medium spring green · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF4986

Analogous#49DF57, #49D1DF

Triadic#A249DF, #DFA249

Split complementary#DF49D1, #DF5749

Tetradic#5749DF, #DF4986, #D1DF49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6FEFB

Lighter +30%#CBF6E4

Lighter +20%#A0EECE

Lighter +10%#74E7B8

Darker −10%#25D08B

Darker −20%#1DA56E

Darker −30%#157A51

Darker −40%#0E4E34

More saturated +25%#2EFAA7

Less saturated −25%#64C49D

Channel breakdown

R73

G223

B162

Red73 (28.6%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue155.6°

Saturation (HSL)70.09%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G DF · B A2

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