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Recognised as Colour

#4ECDA0

  • #4ECDA0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#4ECDA0 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 205, 160 and HSL 159°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#4ECDA0#4ECDA0
HEX#4ECDA0
RGBrgb(78, 205, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.8039, 0.6275
RGB percentages30.6%, 80.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(158.7, 55.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.7, 62%, 80.4%)
CMYK62%, 0%, 22%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,164,448
CSS custom property--colour: #4ECDA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#B1325F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9BF9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B3A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00CEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 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 text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.6Aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 22.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD4E7B
Analogous#4ECD60, #4EBBCD
Triadic#A04ECD, #CDA04E
Split complementary#CD4EBB, #CD604E
Tetradic#604ECD, #CD4E7B, #BBCD4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDFAF5
Lighter +30%#C5EFE0
Lighter +20%#9EE3CB
Lighter +10%#76D8B5
Darker −10%#33B587
Darker −20%#288D69
Darker −30%#1D654C
Darker −40%#113E2E
More saturated +25%#32E9A8
Less saturated −25%#6AB198

Channel breakdown

R78
G205
B160
Red78 (30.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue158.74°
Saturation (HSL)55.95%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G CD · B A0

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