Recognised as Colour

#07ADCC

#07ADCC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#07ADCC is a cyan with RGB values 7, 173, 204 and HSL 189°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#07ADCC#07ADCC

HEX#07ADCC

RGBrgb(7, 173, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.6784, 0.8

RGB percentages2.7%, 67.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(189.4, 93.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 96.6%, 80%)

CMYK96.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer503,244

CSS custom property--colour: #07ADCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#F85233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#8297CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 20 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC2607

Analogous#07CC88, #074BCC

Triadic#CC07AD, #ADCC07

Split complementary#CC074B, #CC8807

Tetradic#8807CC, #CC2607, #4BCC07

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3EEFC

Lighter +30%#72E5FA

Lighter +20%#41DCF8

Lighter +10%#0FD2F7

Darker −10%#05839B

Darker −20%#045969

Darker −30%#023038

Darker −40%#000607

More saturated +25%#00B2D3

Less saturated −25%#219BB2

Channel breakdown

G173

B204

Red7 (2.7%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue189.44°

Saturation (HSL)93.36%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G AD · B CC

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Colour values

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