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Recognised as Colour

#4ECBDE

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

#4ECBDE is a cyan with RGB values 78, 203, 222 and HSL 188°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#4ECBDE#4ECBDE
HEX#4ECBDE
RGBrgb(78, 203, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.7961, 0.8706
RGB percentages30.6%, 79.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(187.9, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,163,998
CSS custom property--colour: #4ECBDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#B13421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC4DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B4DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Light seagreen · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE614E
Analogous#4EDEA9, #4E83DE
Triadic#DE4ECB, #CBDE4E
Split complementary#DE4E83, #DEA94E
Tetradic#A94EDE, #DE614E, #83DE4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEFE
Lighter +30%#CFF1F6
Lighter +20%#A4E4EE
Lighter +10%#79D8E6
Darker −10%#27BBD2
Darker −20%#1F95A7
Darker −30%#176F7C
Darker −40%#0F4851
More saturated +25%#34DEF8
Less saturated −25%#68B8C4

Channel breakdown

R78
G203
B222
Red78 (30.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue187.92°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G CB · B DE

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