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Recognised as Colour

#4F997B

  • #4F997B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#4F997B is a cyan with RGB values 79, 153, 123 and HSL 156°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#4F997B#4F997B
HEX#4F997B
RGBrgb(79, 153, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6, 0.4824
RGB percentages31%, 60%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(155.7, 31.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.7, 48.4%, 60%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 19.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,216,635
CSS custom property--colour: #4F997B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B06684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B887Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#379990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#994F6D
Analogous#4F9956, #4F9299
Triadic#7B4F99, #997B4F
Split complementary#994F92, #99564F
Tetradic#564F99, #994F6D, #92994F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE6DC
Lighter +30%#ADD4C4
Lighter +20%#8BC3AC
Lighter +10%#69B294
Darker −10%#3E7760
Darker −20%#2C5645
Darker −30%#1B342A
Darker −40%#0A120F
More saturated +25%#32B680
Less saturated −25%#6C7C76

Channel breakdown

R79
G153
B123
Red79 (31%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue155.68°
Saturation (HSL)31.9%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4F · G 99 · B 7B

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