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Recognised as Colour

#4B9699

  • #4B9699
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4B9699 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 150, 153 and HSL 182°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4B9699#4B9699
HEX#4B9699
RGBrgb(75, 150, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5882, 0.6
RGB percentages29.4%, 58.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(182.3, 34.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.3, 51%, 60%)
CMYK51%, 2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,953,753
CSS custom property--colour: #4B9699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#B46966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#80869Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#169A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.6Dark cyan · ΔE 9.9Teal · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.58, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#994E4B
Analogous#4B9975, #4B6F99
Triadic#994B96, #96994B
Split complementary#994B6F, #99754B
Tetradic#754B99, #994E4B, #6F994B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE4E5
Lighter +30%#A8D3D5
Lighter +20%#86C1C4
Lighter +10%#64B0B3
Darker −10%#3A7477
Darker −20%#295355
Darker −30%#193132
Darker −40%#081010
More saturated +25%#2FB0B5
Less saturated −25%#687C7D

Channel breakdown

R75
G150
B153
Red75 (29.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue182.31°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 96 · B 99

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