Recognised as Colour

#4FB3BE

#4FB3BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#4FB3BE is a cyan with RGB values 79, 179, 190 and HSL 186°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4FB3BE#4FB3BE

HEX#4FB3BE

RGBrgb(79, 179, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.702, 0.7451

RGB percentages31%, 70.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(185.9, 46.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 58.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK58.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,223,358

CSS custom property--colour: #4FB3BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#B04C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6ACBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#95A0BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00BAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.1 Sky blue · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BE5A4F

Analogous#4FBE92, #4F7CBE

Triadic#BE4FB3, #B3BE4F

Split complementary#BE4F7C, #BE924F

Tetradic#914FBE, #BE5A4F, #7CBE4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4F3F5

Lighter +30%#BFE3E7

Lighter +20%#99D3DA

Lighter +10%#74C3CC

Darker −10%#3B959F

Darker −20%#2D727A

Darker −30%#1F4F55

Darker −40%#122D2F

More saturated +25%#31CBDC

Less saturated −25%#6D9BA0

Channel breakdown

R79

G179

B190

Red79 (31%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue185.95°

Saturation (HSL)46.06%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G B3 · B BE

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