Colour

#49E1CB

#49E1CB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#49E1CB is a cyan with RGB values 73, 225, 203 and HSL 171°, 72%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#49E1CB#49E1CB

HEX#49E1CB

RGBrgb(73, 225, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8824, 0.7961

RGB percentages28.6%, 88.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(171.3, 71.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 67.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK67.6%, 0%, 9.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,841,931

CSS custom property--colour: #49E1CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#B61E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7D4CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.6 Aquamarine · ΔE 14.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Aqua · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 3.24, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1495F

Analogous#49E17F, #49ABE1

Triadic#CB49E1, #E1CB49

Split complementary#E149AB, #E17F49

Tetradic#7F49E1, #E1495F, #ABE149

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FEFD

Lighter +30%#CCF7F1

Lighter +20%#A1EFE4

Lighter +10%#75E8D8

Darker −10%#23D4BA

Darker −20%#1CA894

Darker −30%#157C6D

Darker −40%#0D5147

More saturated +25%#2EFBDE

Less saturated −25%#63C6B8

Channel breakdown

R73

G225

B203

Red73 (28.6%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue171.32°

Saturation (HSL)71.7%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G E1 · B CB

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