Colour

#4AA48C

#4AA48C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#4AA48C is a cyan with RGB values 74, 164, 140 and HSL 164°, 38%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4AA48C

RGBrgb(74, 164, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6431, 0.549

RGB percentages29%, 64.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(164, 37.8%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164, 54.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK54.9%, 0%, 14.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,891,788

CSS custom property--colour: #4AA48C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#B55B73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#91918Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1AA69Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7 Teal · ΔE 18.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A44A62

Analogous#4AA45F, #4A8FA4

Triadic#8C4AA4, #A48C4A

Split complementary#A44A8F, #A45F4A

Tetradic#5F4AA4, #A44A62, #8FA44A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0EAE3

Lighter +30%#ADDACE

Lighter +20%#8ACAB9

Lighter +10%#67BAA4

Darker −10%#3A816E

Darker −20%#2A5E50

Darker −30%#1A3B32

Darker −40%#0B1714

More saturated +25%#2CC29A

Less saturated −25%#68867E

Channel breakdown

R74

G164

B140

Red74 (29%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue164°

Saturation (HSL)37.82%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G A4 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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