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Recognised as Colour

#4AB3A3

  • #4AB3A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#4AB3A3 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 179, 163 and HSL 171°, 42%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#4AB3A3#4AB3A3
HEX#4AB3A3
RGBrgb(74, 179, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.702, 0.6392
RGB percentages29%, 70.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(170.9, 41.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 58.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK58.7%, 0%, 8.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,895,651
CSS custom property--colour: #4AB3A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#B54C5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA9A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9EA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Dark cyan · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B34A5A
Analogous#4AB36F, #4A8EB3
Triadic#A34AB3, #B3A34A
Split complementary#B34A8E, #B36F4A
Tetradic#6F4AB3, #B34A5A, #8EB34A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAEFEC
Lighter +30%#B5E1DA
Lighter +20%#91D2C8
Lighter +10%#6DC3B6
Darker −10%#3B8F82
Darker −20%#2C6B61
Darker −30%#1D4740
Darker −40%#0E2320
More saturated +25%#2AD3B9
Less saturated −25%#6A938D

Channel breakdown

R74
G179
B163
Red74 (29%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue170.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.5%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G B3 · B A3

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