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Recognised as Colour

#4CB7A8

  • #4CB7A8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#4CB7A8 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 183, 168 and HSL 172°, 43%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#4CB7A8#4CB7A8
HEX#4CB7A8
RGBrgb(76, 183, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.7176, 0.6588
RGB percentages29.8%, 71.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(171.6, 42.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 58.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK58.5%, 0%, 8.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,027,752
CSS custom property--colour: #4CB7A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B34857

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFADA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA1A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 15Turquoise · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B74C5B
Analogous#4CB772, #4C91B7
Triadic#A84CB7, #B7A84C
Split complementary#B74C91, #B7724C
Tetradic#724CB7, #B74C5B, #91B74C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF2EF
Lighter +30%#B9E3DD
Lighter +20%#95D4CB
Lighter +10%#70C6BA
Darker −10%#3C9488
Darker −20%#2D7067
Darker −30%#1E4C45
Darker −40%#102724
More saturated +25%#2DD6BF
Less saturated −25%#6B9891

Channel breakdown

R76
G183
B168
Red76 (29.8%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue171.59°
Saturation (HSL)42.63%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G B7 · B A8

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