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Recognised as Colour

#4AA299

  • #4AA299
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4AA299 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 162, 153 and HSL 174°, 37%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4AA299#4AA299
HEX#4AA299
RGBrgb(74, 162, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6353, 0.6
RGB percentages29%, 63.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(173.9, 37.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.9, 54.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 5.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,891,289
CSS custom property--colour: #4AA299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B55D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9A99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C909Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#04A59Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Dark cyan · ΔE 10.9Teal · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A24A53
Analogous#4AA26D, #4A7FA2
Triadic#994AA2, #A2994A
Split complementary#A24A7F, #A26D4A
Tetradic#6D4AA2, #A24A53, #7FA24A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE9E6
Lighter +30%#ACD9D4
Lighter +20%#89C9C3
Lighter +10%#66B9B1
Darker −10%#3A7F78
Darker −20%#2A5C57
Darker −30%#1A3936
Darker −40%#0A1615
More saturated +25%#2DBFB0
Less saturated −25%#688482

Channel breakdown

R74
G162
B153
Red74 (29%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue173.86°
Saturation (HSL)37.29%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G A2 · B 99

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