Colour
#71ACAE
- #71ACAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#71ACAE is a cyan with RGB values 113, 172, 174 and HSL 182°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#71ACAE#71ACAE
HEX#71ACAE
RGBrgb(113, 172, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.6745, 0.6824
RGB percentages44.3%, 67.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(182, 27.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182, 35.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK35.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,449,774
CSS custom property--colour: #71ACAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8E5351
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE7371
Analogous#71AE92, #718EAE
Triadic#AE71AC, #ACAE71
Split complementary#AE718E, #AE9271
Tetradic#9171AE, #AE7371, #8EAE71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R113
G172
B174
Red113 (44.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue181.97°
Saturation (HSL)27.35%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G AC · B AE
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