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Recognised as Colour

#4DCD9D

  • #4DCD9D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#4DCD9D is a cyan with RGB values 77, 205, 157 and HSL 158°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#4DCD9D#4DCD9D
HEX#4DCD9D
RGBrgb(77, 205, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.8039, 0.6157
RGB percentages30.2%, 80.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(157.5, 56.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 62.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 23.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,098,909
CSS custom property--colour: #4DCD9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#B23262

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9BF9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B2A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.3Aquamarine · ΔE 17.9Turquoise · ΔE 19Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3Light seagreen · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD4D7D
Analogous#4DCD5D, #4DBDCD
Triadic#9D4DCD, #CD9D4D
Split complementary#CD4DBD, #CD5D4D
Tetradic#5D4DCD, #CD4D7D, #BDCD4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECFAF5
Lighter +30%#C4EFDF
Lighter +20%#9DE3C9
Lighter +10%#75D8B3
Darker −10%#33B484
Darker −20%#278D67
Darker −30%#1C654A
Darker −40%#113D2C
More saturated +25%#31EAA4
Less saturated −25%#6AB196

Channel breakdown

R77
G205
B157
Red77 (30.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)56.14%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4D · G CD · B 9D

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