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Recognised as Colour

#4BADAE

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

#4BADAE is a cyan with RGB values 75, 173, 174 and HSL 181°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4BADAE#4BADAE
HEX#4BADAE
RGBrgb(75, 173, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.6784, 0.6824
RGB percentages29.4%, 67.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(180.6, 39.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.6, 56.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK56.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,959,662
CSS custom property--colour: #4BADAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#B45251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A5AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9299AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Light seagreen · ΔE 9.9Dark cyan · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2Teal · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE4C4B
Analogous#4BAE7E, #4B7BAE
Triadic#AE4BAD, #ADAE4B
Split complementary#AE4B7B, #AE7E4B
Tetradic#7E4BAE, #AE4C4B, #7BAE4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7EEEE
Lighter +30%#B4DEDE
Lighter +20%#90CECF
Lighter +10%#6CBFC0
Darker −10%#3C8A8A
Darker −20%#2C6667
Darker −30%#1D4343
Darker −40%#0E1F1F
More saturated +25%#2CCBCD
Less saturated −25%#6A8F8F

Channel breakdown

R75
G173
B174
Red75 (29.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue180.61°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G AD · B AE

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