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Recognised as Colour

#4BD4BD

  • #4BD4BD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#4BD4BD is a cyan with RGB values 75, 212, 189 and HSL 170°, 61%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#4BD4BD#4BD4BD
HEX#4BD4BD
RGBrgb(75, 212, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.8314, 0.7412
RGB percentages29.4%, 83.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(169.9, 61.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 64.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK64.6%, 0%, 10.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,969,661
CSS custom property--colour: #4BD4BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#B42B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CBC8BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B9BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D44B62
Analogous#4BD478, #4BA7D4
Triadic#BD4BD4, #D4BD4B
Split complementary#D44BA7, #D4784B
Tetradic#784BD4, #D44B62, #A7D44B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F0FBF9
Lighter +30%#C6F2EA
Lighter +20%#9DE8DB
Lighter +10%#74DECC
Darker −10%#2EBEA6
Darker −20%#249582
Darker −30%#1A6C5E
Darker −40%#10433A
More saturated +25%#2FF0D0
Less saturated −25%#67B8AA

Channel breakdown

R75
G212
B189
Red75 (29.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue169.93°
Saturation (HSL)61.43%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4B · G D4 · B BD

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