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Recognised as Colour

#4ECAB6

  • #4ECAB6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#4ECAB6 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 202, 182 and HSL 170°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#4ECAB6#4ECAB6
HEX#4ECAB6
RGBrgb(78, 202, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.7922, 0.7137
RGB percentages30.6%, 79.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(170.3, 53.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 61.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 9.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,163,702
CSS custom property--colour: #4ECAB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#B13549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2BFB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB1B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.7Turquoise · ΔE 9.4Light seagreen · ΔE 10.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4Aquamarine · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA4E62
Analogous#4ECA78, #4EA0CA
Triadic#B64ECA, #CAB64E
Split complementary#CA4EA0, #CA784E
Tetradic#784ECA, #CA4E62, #A0CA4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF9F7
Lighter +30%#C4EDE7
Lighter +20%#9CE2D6
Lighter +10%#75D6C6
Darker −10%#35B09C
Darker −20%#29897A
Darker −30%#1D6257
Darker −40%#123A34
More saturated +25%#31E7C9
Less saturated −25%#6BADA3

Channel breakdown

R78
G202
B182
Red78 (30.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue170.32°
Saturation (HSL)53.91%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G CA · B B6

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