Recognised as Colour
#709EAC
- #709EAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#709EAC is a cyan with RGB values 112, 158, 172 and HSL 194°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#709EAC#709EAC
HEX#709EAC
RGBrgb(112, 158, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6196, 0.6745
RGB percentages43.9%, 62%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(194, 26.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 34.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,380,652
CSS custom property--colour: #709EAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#8F6153
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC7E70
Analogous#70AC9C, #7080AC
Triadic#AC709E, #9EAC70
Split complementary#AC7080, #AC9C70
Tetradic#9C70AC, #AC7E70, #80AC70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R112
G158
B172
Red112 (43.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue194°
Saturation (HSL)26.55%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9E · B AC
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