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Recognised as Colour

#4EF8DC

  • #4EF8DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#4EF8DC is a cyan with RGB values 78, 248, 220 and HSL 170°, 92%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#4EF8DC#4EF8DC
HEX#4EF8DC
RGBrgb(78, 248, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.9725, 0.8627
RGB percentages30.6%, 97.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(170.1, 92.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 68.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK68.5%, 0%, 11.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,175,516
CSS custom property--colour: #4EF8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.78:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#B10723

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EEE9DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D8DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00FCEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#F84E6A
Analogous#4EF887, #4EBFF8
Triadic#DC4EF8, #F8DC4E
Split complementary#F84EBF, #F8874E
Tetradic#874EF8, #F84E6A, #BFF84E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1FEF9
Lighter +20%#B0FCEF
Lighter +10%#7FFAE6
Darker −10%#1DF6D2
Darker −20%#09D7B5
Darker −30%#07A68C
Darker −40%#057563
More saturated +25%#47FFE1
Less saturated −25%#65E1CD

Channel breakdown

R78
G248
B220
Red78 (30.6%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue170.12°
Saturation (HSL)92.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G F8 · B DC

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