Recognised as Colour

#4AE3AD

#4AE3AD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#4AE3AD is a cyan with RGB values 74, 227, 173 and HSL 159°, 73%, 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 Aquamarine.

Colour values

#4AE3AD#4AE3AD

HEX#4AE3AD

RGBrgb(74, 227, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.8902, 0.6784

RGB percentages29%, 89%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(158.8, 73.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(158.8, 67.4%, 89%)

CMYK67.4%, 0%, 23.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,907,949

CSS custom property--colour: #4AE3AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#B51C52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DED3AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC5B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 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 text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 13.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Turquoise · ΔE 20.7 Light green · ΔE 23.5 Pale green · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E34A80

Analogous#4AE361, #4ACCE3

Triadic#AD4AE3, #E3AD4A

Split complementary#E34ACC, #E3614A

Tetradic#614AE3, #E34A80, #CCE34A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFEFD

Lighter +30%#CFF7E9

Lighter +20%#A2F1D5

Lighter +10%#76EAC1

Darker −10%#21D998

Darker −20%#1BAC79

Darker −30%#14805A

Darker −40%#0D543B

More saturated +25%#30FDB5

Less saturated −25%#64C9A5

Channel breakdown

R74

G227

B173

Red74 (29%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue158.82°

Saturation (HSL)73.21%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G E3 · B AD

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