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Recognised as Colour

#4FA09A

  • #4FA09A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4FA09A is a cyan with RGB values 79, 160, 154 and HSL 176°, 34%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4FA09A#4FA09A
HEX#4FA09A
RGBrgb(79, 160, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6275, 0.6039
RGB percentages31%, 62.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(175.6, 33.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.6, 50.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK50.6%, 0%, 3.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,218,458
CSS custom property--colour: #4FA09A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B05F65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98999Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8F9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1FA49Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.2Dark cyan · ΔE 10.7Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4Teal · ΔE 13.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A04F55
Analogous#4FA071, #4F7EA0
Triadic#9A4FA0, #A09A4F
Split complementary#A04F7E, #A0714F
Tetradic#714FA0, #A04F55, #7EA04F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E9E7
Lighter +30%#B0D8D5
Lighter +20%#8EC7C3
Lighter +10%#6CB6B1
Darker −10%#3E7E79
Darker −20%#2D5C58
Darker −30%#1C3A37
Darker −40%#0C1717
More saturated +25%#31BEB3
Less saturated −25%#6D8281

Channel breakdown

R79
G160
B154
Red79 (31%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue175.56°
Saturation (HSL)33.89%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4F · G A0 · B 9A

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