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Recognised as Colour

#049699

  • #049699
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#049699 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 150, 153 and HSL 181°, 95%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#049699#049699
HEX#049699
RGBrgb(4, 150, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5882, 0.6
RGB percentages1.6%, 58.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(181.2, 94.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 97.4%, 60%)
CMYK97.4%, 2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer300,697
CSS custom property--colour: #049699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FB6966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8E99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#79819Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 4.6Teal · ΔE 8.7Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#990704
Analogous#049951, #044C99
Triadic#990496, #969904
Split complementary#99044C, #995104
Tetradic#510499, #990704, #4C9904

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EF8FB
Lighter +30%#3CF6FA
Lighter +20%#0AF4F9
Lighter +10%#05C7CB
Darker −10%#036567
Darker −20%#013536
Darker −30%#000404
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009A9D
Less saturated −25%#188385

Channel breakdown

R4
G150
B153
Red4 (1.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue181.21°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 96 · B 99

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