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Recognised as Colour

#4EA4C0

  • #4EA4C0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4EA4C0 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 164, 192 and HSL 195°, 48%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4EA4C0#4EA4C0
HEX#4EA4C0
RGBrgb(78, 164, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6431, 0.7529
RGB percentages30.6%, 64.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(194.7, 47.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 59.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK59.4%, 14.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,153,984
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA4C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B15B3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A0C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8394C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dark cyan · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C06A4E
Analogous#4EC0A3, #4E6BC0
Triadic#C04EA4, #A4C04E
Split complementary#C04E6B, #C0A34E
Tetradic#A34EC0, #C06A4E, #6BC04E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F1F6
Lighter +30%#BFDEE8
Lighter +20%#99CBDB
Lighter +10%#74B7CD
Darker −10%#3988A2
Darker −20%#2C687C
Darker −30%#1F4956
Darker −40%#112931
More saturated +25%#30B3DE
Less saturated −25%#6C95A2

Channel breakdown

R78
G164
B192
Red78 (30.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue194.74°
Saturation (HSL)47.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G A4 · B C0

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