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Recognised as Colour

#4BAD87

  • #4BAD87
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#4BAD87 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 173, 135 and HSL 157°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#4BAD87#4BAD87
HEX#4BAD87
RGBrgb(75, 173, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.6784, 0.5294
RGB percentages29.4%, 67.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(156.7, 39.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.7, 56.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK56.6%, 0%, 22%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,959,623
CSS custom property--colour: #4BAD87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#B45278

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA285no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1EADA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.7Sea green · ΔE 15.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.8Light seagreen · ΔE 17.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD4B71
Analogous#4BAD56, #4BA2AD
Triadic#874BAD, #AD874B
Split complementary#AD4BA2, #AD564B
Tetradic#564BAD, #AD4B71, #A2AD4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7EDE5
Lighter +30%#B3DECD
Lighter +20%#8FCFB6
Lighter +10%#6CBF9F
Darker −10%#3C896B
Darker −20%#2C664F
Darker −30%#1D4234
Darker −40%#0D1F18
More saturated +25%#2CCC8E
Less saturated −25%#6A8E80

Channel breakdown

R75
G173
B135
Red75 (29.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue156.73°
Saturation (HSL)39.52%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4B · G AD · B 87

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