Recognised as Colour
#49DFD6
- #49DFD6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#49DFD6 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 223, 214 and HSL 176°, 70%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#49DFD6#49DFD6
HEX#49DFD6
RGBrgb(73, 223, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8745, 0.8392
RGB percentages28.6%, 87.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(176.4, 70.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.4, 67.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK67.3%, 0%, 4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,841,430
CSS custom property--colour: #49DFD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#B62029
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DF4952
Analogous#49DF8B, #499DDF
Triadic#D649DF, #DFD649
Split complementary#DF499D, #DF8B49
Tetradic#8B49DF, #DF4952, #9DDF49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G223
B214
Red73 (28.6%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue176.4°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G DF · B D6
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