Recognised as Colour

#64BAC1

#64BAC1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#64BAC1 is a cyan with RGB values 100, 186, 193 and HSL 185°, 43%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#64BAC1#64BAC1

HEX#64BAC1

RGBrgb(100, 186, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.7294, 0.7569

RGB percentages39.2%, 72.9%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(184.5, 42.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 48.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK48.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,601,409

CSS custom property--colour: #64BAC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#9B453E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB3C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA8C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2EC0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2 Sky blue · ΔE 15.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Light blue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C16B64

Analogous#64C199, #648BC1

Triadic#C164BA, #BAC164

Split complementary#C1648B, #C19964

Tetradic#9964C1, #C16B64, #8CC164

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6FBFB

Lighter +30%#D1EBED

Lighter +20%#ADDADE

Lighter +10%#88CAD0

Darker −10%#45A5AD

Darker −20%#378288

Darker −30%#285F64

Darker −40%#193D40

More saturated +25%#49D1DC

Less saturated −25%#7FA3A6

Channel breakdown

R100

G186

B193

Red100 (39.2%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue184.52°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G BA · B C1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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