Colour

#49EDFF

#49EDFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#49EDFF is a cyan with RGB values 73, 237, 255 and HSL 186°, 100%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#49EDFF#49EDFF

HEX#49EDFF

RGBrgb(73, 237, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.9294, 1

RGB percentages28.6%, 92.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(185.9, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK71.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,845,055

CSS custom property--colour: #49EDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#B61200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9E4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0D1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#00F7F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Aqua · ΔE 14.8 Cyan · ΔE 14.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9 Turquoise · ΔE 19.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF5B49

Analogous#49FFB6, #4992FF

Triadic#FF49ED, #EDFF49

Split complementary#FF4992, #FFB649

Tetradic#B649FF, #FF5B49, #92FF49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2FCFF

Lighter +20%#AFF7FF

Lighter +10%#7CF2FF

Darker −10%#16E8FF

Darker −20%#00CCE2

Darker −30%#009EAF

Darker −40%#00707C

More saturated +25%#49EDFF

Less saturated −25%#60DBE8

Channel breakdown

R73

G237

B255

Red73 (28.6%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue185.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G ED · B FF

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