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Recognised as Colour

#4ABCC9

  • #4ABCC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#4ABCC9 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 188, 201 and HSL 186°, 54%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#4ABCC9#4ABCC9
HEX#4ABCC9
RGBrgb(74, 188, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7373, 0.7882
RGB percentages29%, 73.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(186.1, 54%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 63.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK63.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,897,993
CSS custom property--colour: #4ABCC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#B54336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB5CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA7C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9574A
Analogous#4AC996, #4A7DC9
Triadic#C94ABC, #BCC94A
Split complementary#C94A7D, #C9964A
Tetradic#964AC9, #C9574A, #7DC94A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F6F8
Lighter +30%#C0E8EC
Lighter +20%#99D9E0
Lighter +10%#71CBD5
Darker −10%#33A0AD
Darker −20%#287C85
Darker −30%#1C575E
Darker −40%#103337
More saturated +25%#2DD3E6
Less saturated −25%#67A5AC

Channel breakdown

R74
G188
B201
Red74 (29%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue186.14°
Saturation (HSL)54.04%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G BC · B C9

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