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Recognised as Colour

#4CD7E5

  • #4CD7E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#4CD7E5 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 215, 229 and HSL 185°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#4CD7E5#4CD7E5
HEX#4CD7E5
RGBrgb(76, 215, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.8431, 0.898
RGB percentages29.8%, 84.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(185.5, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK66.8%, 6.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,036,005
CSS custom property--colour: #4CD7E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#B3281A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 18Turquoise · ΔE 18.1Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6Aqua · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E55A4C
Analogous#4CE5A7, #4C8AE5
Triadic#E54CD7, #D7E54C
Split complementary#E54C8A, #E5A74C
Tetradic#A74CE5, #E55A4C, #8AE54C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2F5F8
Lighter +20%#A5EBF2
Lighter +10%#79E1EB
Darker −10%#20CCDE
Darker −20%#1AA3B1
Darker −30%#137A85
Darker −40%#0D5158
More saturated +25%#32ECFF
Less saturated −25%#66C2CB

Channel breakdown

R76
G215
B229
Red76 (29.8%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue185.49°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G D7 · B E5

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