Recognised as Colour

#4ACEE2

#4ACEE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#4ACEE2 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 206, 226 and HSL 188°, 72%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#4ACEE2

RGBrgb(74, 206, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.8078, 0.8863

RGB percentages29%, 80.8%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(187.9, 72.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 67.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK67.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,902,626

CSS custom property--colour: #4ACEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#B5311D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6B6E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00D7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5 Sky blue · ΔE 14.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E25E4A

Analogous#4AE2AA, #4A82E2

Triadic#E24ACE, #CEE24A

Split complementary#E24A82, #E2AA4A

Tetradic#AA4AE2, #E25E4A, #82E24A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFEFE

Lighter +30%#CEF2F7

Lighter +20%#A2E6F0

Lighter +10%#76DAE9

Darker −10%#22BFD7

Darker −20%#1B98AB

Darker −30%#14717F

Darker −40%#0D4A53

More saturated +25%#30E1FC

Less saturated −25%#64BBC8

Channel breakdown

R74

G206

B226

Red74 (29%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue187.89°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G CE · B E2

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