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Recognised as Colour

#4EBCD0

  • #4EBCD0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4EBCD0 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 188, 208 and HSL 189°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4EBCD0#4EBCD0
HEX#4EBCD0
RGBrgb(78, 188, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.7373, 0.8157
RGB percentages30.6%, 73.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(189.2, 58%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 62.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK62.5%, 9.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,160,144
CSS custom property--colour: #4EBCD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B1432F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB6D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A8D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0624E
Analogous#4ED0A3, #4E7BD0
Triadic#D04EBC, #BCD04E
Split complementary#D04E7B, #D0A34E
Tetradic#A34ED0, #D0624E, #7BD04E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF9FB
Lighter +30%#C7EAF0
Lighter +20%#9FDBE5
Lighter +10%#76CBDB
Darker −10%#31A5BA
Darker −20%#278191
Darker −30%#1C5D69
Darker −40%#113941
More saturated +25%#32CFEC
Less saturated −25%#6AA9B4

Channel breakdown

R78
G188
B208
Red78 (30.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue189.23°
Saturation (HSL)58.04%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G BC · B D0

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