Colour

#4ADCC8

#4ADCC8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#4ADCC8 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 220, 200 and HSL 172°, 68%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#4ADCC8

RGBrgb(74, 220, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.8627, 0.7843

RGB percentages29%, 86.3%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(171.8, 67.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 66.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK66.4%, 0%, 9.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,906,184

CSS custom property--colour: #4ADCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#B52337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D0C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC0CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 2.97, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC4A5E

Analogous#4ADC7F, #4AA7DC

Triadic#C84ADC, #DCC84A

Split complementary#DC4AA7, #DC7F4A

Tetradic#7F4ADC, #DC4A5E, #A7DC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FDFC

Lighter +30%#CAF5EF

Lighter +20%#9FEDE2

Lighter +10%#75E4D5

Darker −10%#27CCB5

Darker −20%#1FA18F

Darker −30%#177669

Darker −40%#0F4B43

More saturated +25%#2FF7DC

Less saturated −25%#65C1B4

Channel breakdown

R74

G220

B200

Red74 (29%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue171.78°

Saturation (HSL)67.59%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G DC · B C8

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