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Recognised as Colour

#49E49F

  • #49E49F
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#49E49F is a cyan with RGB values 73, 228, 159 and HSL 153°, 74%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#49E49F#49E49F
HEX#49E49F
RGBrgb(73, 228, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8941, 0.6235
RGB percentages28.6%, 89.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(153.3, 74.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.3, 68%, 89.4%)
CMYK68%, 0%, 30.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,842,655
CSS custom property--colour: #49E49F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#B61B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1D39Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC5A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00E3D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 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 text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2Light green · ΔE 18.4Medium spring green · ΔE 18.8Aquamarine · ΔE 19.4Pale green · ΔE 20.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4498E
Analogous#49E451, #49DCE4
Triadic#9F49E4, #E49F49
Split complementary#E449DC, #E45149
Tetradic#5149E4, #E4498E, #DCE449

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFEFD
Lighter +30%#CEF8E5
Lighter +20%#A2F1CE
Lighter +10%#75EBB6
Darker −10%#20DA87
Darker −20%#1AAD6C
Darker −30%#138150
Darker −40%#0D5434
More saturated +25%#2FFEA2
Less saturated −25%#63CA9C

Channel breakdown

R73
G228
B159
Red73 (28.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue153.29°
Saturation (HSL)74.16%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G E4 · B 9F

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