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Recognised as Colour

#4AB0B0

  • #4AB0B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#4AB0B0 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 176, 176 and HSL 180°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#4AB0B0#4AB0B0
HEX#4AB0B0
RGBrgb(74, 176, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6902, 0.6902
RGB percentages29%, 69%, 69%
HSLhsl(180, 40.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 58%, 69%)
CMYK58%, 0%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,894,896
CSS custom property--colour: #4AB0B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#B54F4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#959CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.7Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4Dark cyan · ΔE 14.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Teal · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B04A4A
Analogous#4AB07D, #4A7DB0
Triadic#B04AB0, #B0B04A
Split complementary#B04A7D, #B07D4A
Tetradic#7D4AB0, #B04A4A, #7DB04A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8EEEE
Lighter +30%#B4DFDF
Lighter +20%#90D0D0
Lighter +10%#6CC1C1
Darker −10%#3B8C8C
Darker −20%#2C6868
Darker −30%#1D4444
Darker −40%#0E2020
More saturated +25%#2BCFCF
Less saturated −25%#699191

Channel breakdown

R74
G176
B176
Red74 (29%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)40.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 4A · G B0 · B B0

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