Recognised as Colour
#4EDAD0
- #4EDAD0
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#4EDAD0 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 218, 208 and HSL 176°, 65%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#4EDAD0#4EDAD0
HEX#4EDAD0
RGBrgb(78, 218, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.8549, 0.8157
RGB percentages30.6%, 85.5%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(175.7, 65.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 64.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK64.2%, 0%, 4.6%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,167,824
CSS custom property--colour: #4EDAD0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#B1252F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DA4E58
Analogous#4EDA8A, #4E9EDA
Triadic#D04EDA, #DAD04E
Split complementary#DA4E9E, #DA8A4E
Tetradic#8A4EDA, #DA4E58, #9EDA4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G218
B208
Red78 (30.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue175.71°
Saturation (HSL)65.42%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G DA · B D0
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