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Recognised as Colour

#4AE1C5

  • #4AE1C5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#4AE1C5 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 225, 197 and HSL 169°, 72%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#4AE1C5#4AE1C5
HEX#4AE1C5
RGBrgb(74, 225, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.8824, 0.7725
RGB percentages29%, 88.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(168.9, 71.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 67.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK67.1%, 0%, 12.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,907,461
CSS custom property--colour: #4AE1C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#B51E3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D4C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C4C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 6.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.4Aquamarine · ΔE 13Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.9Aqua · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E14A66
Analogous#4AE179, #4AB2E1
Triadic#C54AE1, #E1C54A
Split complementary#E14AB2, #E1794A
Tetradic#7A4AE1, #E14A66, #B2E14A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FEFD
Lighter +30%#CDF7EF
Lighter +20%#A1F0E1
Lighter +10%#76E8D3
Darker −10%#23D5B4
Darker −20%#1CA98F
Darker −30%#157D6A
Darker −40%#0E5145
More saturated +25%#30FBD6
Less saturated −25%#64C7B4

Channel breakdown

R74
G225
B197
Red74 (29%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue168.87°
Saturation (HSL)71.56%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G E1 · B C5

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