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Recognised as Colour

#4DBDCD

  • #4DBDCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#4DBDCD is a cyan with RGB values 77, 189, 205 and HSL 188°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#4DBDCD#4DBDCD
HEX#4DBDCD
RGBrgb(77, 189, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.7412, 0.8039
RGB percentages30.2%, 74.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(187.5, 56.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 62.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK62.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,094,861
CSS custom property--colour: #4DBDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B24232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA8CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5D4D
Analogous#4DCD9D, #4D7DCD
Triadic#CD4DBD, #BDCD4D
Split complementary#CD4D7D, #CD9D4D
Tetradic#9D4DCD, #CD5D4D, #7DCD4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF8FA
Lighter +30%#C4E9EF
Lighter +20%#9DDBE3
Lighter +10%#75CCD8
Darker −10%#33A4B4
Darker −20%#27808D
Darker −30%#1C5C65
Darker −40%#11373D
More saturated +25%#31D2EA
Less saturated −25%#6AA8B1

Channel breakdown

R77
G189
B205
Red77 (30.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)56.14%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G BD · B CD

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