Recognised as Colour

#4CD9F1

#4CD9F1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#4CD9F1 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 217, 241 and HSL 189°, 85%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#4CD9F1

RGBrgb(76, 217, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.851, 0.9451

RGB percentages29.8%, 85.1%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(188.7, 85.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 68.5%, 94.5%)

CMYK68.5%, 10%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,036,529

CSS custom property--colour: #4CD9F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#B3260E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5D2F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEC0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Sky blue · ΔE 15.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.6 Powder blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1644C

Analogous#4CF1B7, #4C86F1

Triadic#F14CD9, #D9F14C

Split complementary#F14C87, #F1B74C

Tetradic#B74CF1, #F1644C, #86F14C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAF7FC

Lighter +20%#ABEDF8

Lighter +10%#7BE3F5

Darker −10%#1DCFED

Darker −20%#10ADC7

Darker −30%#0C8498

Darker −40%#085B69

More saturated +25%#3EE3FF

Less saturated −25%#64C8D9

Channel breakdown

R76

G217

B241

Red76 (29.8%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue188.73°

Saturation (HSL)85.49%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G D9 · B F1

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