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Recognised as Colour

#4CB993

  • #4CB993
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#4CB993 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 185, 147 and HSL 159°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#4CB993#4CB993
HEX#4CB993
RGBrgb(76, 185, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.7255, 0.5765
RGB percentages29.8%, 72.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(159.1, 43.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 58.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK58.9%, 0%, 20.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,028,243
CSS custom property--colour: #4CB993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B3466C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AD91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A295no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#04BAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7Sea green · ΔE 19.5Turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B94C72
Analogous#4CB95C, #4CA9B9
Triadic#934CB9, #B9934C
Split complementary#B94CA9, #B95C4C
Tetradic#5C4CB9, #B94C72, #A9B94C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF2EB
Lighter +30%#BAE4D5
Lighter +20%#95D6BF
Lighter +10%#71C7A9
Darker −10%#3B9777
Darker −20%#2D725A
Darker −30%#1E4E3D
Darker −40%#102920
More saturated +25%#2DD89C
Less saturated −25%#6B9A8A

Channel breakdown

R76
G185
B147
Red76 (29.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue159.08°
Saturation (HSL)43.78%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G B9 · B 93

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