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Recognised as Colour

#4B9388

  • #4B9388
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4B9388 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 147, 136 and HSL 171°, 32%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4B9388#4B9388
HEX#4B9388
RGBrgb(75, 147, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5765, 0.5333
RGB percentages29.4%, 57.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(170.8, 32.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 49%, 57.6%)
CMYK49%, 0%, 7.5%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,952,968
CSS custom property--colour: #4B9388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B46C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8C88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#818389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#299590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Dark cyan · ΔE 10.3Teal · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#934B56
Analogous#4B9364, #4B7A93
Triadic#884B93, #93884B
Split complementary#934B7A, #93644B
Tetradic#644B93, #934B56, #7A934B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E3DE
Lighter +30%#A6D1CB
Lighter +20%#84C0B7
Lighter +10%#62AFA3
Darker −10%#3A7169
Darker −20%#294F4A
Darker −30%#172E2A
Darker −40%#060C0B
More saturated +25%#2FAF9B
Less saturated −25%#677775

Channel breakdown

R75
G147
B136
Red75 (29.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue170.83°
Saturation (HSL)32.43%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4B · G 93 · B 88

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