Recognised as Colour
#4AFDFF
- #4AFDFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#4AFDFF is a cyan with RGB values 74, 253, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#4AFDFF#4AFDFF
HEX#4AFDFF
RGBrgb(74, 253, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.9922, 1
RGB percentages29%, 99.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(180.7, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.7, 71%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 0.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,914,687
CSS custom property--colour: #4AFDFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.79:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#B50200
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF4C4A
Analogous#4AFFA7, #4AA3FF
Triadic#FF4AFD, #FDFF4A
Split complementary#FF4AA2, #FFA74A
Tetradic#A74AFF, #FF4C4A, #A3FF4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G253
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue180.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G FD · B FF
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