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Colour

#4CD5C5

  • #4CD5C5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#4CD5C5 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 213, 197 and HSL 173°, 62%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#4CD5C5#4CD5C5
HEX#4CD5C5
RGBrgb(76, 213, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.8353, 0.7725
RGB percentages29.8%, 83.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(173, 62%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173, 64.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK64.3%, 0%, 7.5%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,035,461
CSS custom property--colour: #4CD5C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#B32A3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC9C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BBC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.7Light seagreen · ΔE 13Aqua · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D54C5C
Analogous#4CD581, #4CA0D5
Triadic#C54CD5, #D5C54C
Split complementary#D54CA1, #D5814C
Tetradic#814CD5, #D54C5C, #A0D54C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FCFB
Lighter +30%#C8F2ED
Lighter +20%#9FE8E0
Lighter +10%#75DFD2
Darker −10%#2DC1B0
Darker −20%#24978A
Darker −30%#1A6E64
Darker −40%#10453F
More saturated +25%#30F1DA
Less saturated −25%#68B9B0

Channel breakdown

R76
G213
B197
Red76 (29.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue172.99°
Saturation (HSL)61.99%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G D5 · B C5

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