Recognised as Colour

#4BE2DF

#4BE2DF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#4BE2DF is a cyan with RGB values 75, 226, 223 and HSL 179°, 72%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#4BE2DF#4BE2DF

HEX#4BE2DF

RGBrgb(75, 226, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.8863, 0.8745

RGB percentages29.4%, 88.6%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(178.8, 72.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 66.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK66.8%, 0%, 1.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,973,279

CSS custom property--colour: #4BE2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#B41D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4D7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC6E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E9E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.3 Turquoise · ΔE 7.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 8 Aqua · ΔE 12.8 Cyan · ΔE 12.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E24B4E

Analogous#4BE294, #4B99E2

Triadic#DF4BE2, #E2DF4B

Split complementary#E24B99, #E2944B

Tetradic#944BE2, #E24B4E, #99E24B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFEFE

Lighter +30%#CFF7F6

Lighter +20%#A3F0EF

Lighter +10%#77E9E7

Darker −10%#23D7D4

Darker −20%#1CABA9

Darker −30%#157F7D

Darker −40%#0D5452

More saturated +25%#31FCF8

Less saturated −25%#65C8C6

Channel breakdown

R75

G226

B223

Red75 (29.4%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue178.81°

Saturation (HSL)72.25%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4B · G E2 · B DF

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