Colour

#4AFCE8

#4AFCE8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#4AFCE8 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 252, 232 and HSL 173°, 97%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#4AFCE8

RGBrgb(74, 252, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.9882, 0.9098

RGB percentages29%, 98.8%, 91%

HSLhsl(173.3, 96.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 70.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK70.6%, 0%, 7.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,914,408

CSS custom property--colour: #4AFCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.38:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#B50317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0EEE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DCEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 10.1 Aqua · ΔE 10.8 Cyan · ΔE 10.8 Aquamarine · ΔE 13.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FC4A5E

Analogous#4AFC8F, #4AB7FC

Triadic#E84AFC, #FCE84A

Split complementary#FC4AB7, #FC8F4A

Tetradic#8F4AFC, #FC4A5E, #B7FC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1FEFB

Lighter +20%#AEFEF5

Lighter +10%#7CFDEE

Darker −10%#18FBE2

Darker −20%#04DCC4

Darker −30%#03AA97

Darker −40%#02786B

More saturated +25%#47FFEA

Less saturated −25%#61E5D6

Channel breakdown

R74

G252

B232

Red74 (29%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue173.26°

Saturation (HSL)96.74%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G FC · B E8

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