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Recognised as Colour

#4AC0E2

  • #4AC0E2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4AC0E2 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 192, 226 and HSL 193°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4AC0E2#4AC0E2
HEX#4AC0E2
RGBrgb(74, 192, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7529, 0.8863
RGB percentages29%, 75.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(193.4, 72.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 67.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK67.3%, 15%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,899,042
CSS custom property--colour: #4AC0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#B53F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBBE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#96ABE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 22.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E26C4A
Analogous#4AE2B8, #4A74E2
Triadic#E24AC0, #C0E24A
Split complementary#E24A74, #E2B84A
Tetradic#B84AE2, #E26C4A, #74E24A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFE
Lighter +30%#CEEEF7
Lighter +20%#A2DFF0
Lighter +10%#76CFE9
Darker −10%#22AED7
Darker −20%#1B8BAB
Darker −30%#14677F
Darker −40%#0D4353
More saturated +25%#30CFFC
Less saturated −25%#64B1C8

Channel breakdown

R74
G192
B226
Red74 (29%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue193.42°
Saturation (HSL)72.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G C0 · B E2

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