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Recognised as Colour

#71BCA9

  • #71BCA9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#71BCA9 is a cyan with RGB values 113, 188, 169 and HSL 165°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#71BCA9#71BCA9
HEX#71BCA9
RGBrgb(113, 188, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.7373, 0.6627
RGB percentages44.3%, 73.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(164.8, 35.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.8, 39.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK39.9%, 0%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,453,865
CSS custom property--colour: #71BCA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8E4356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B4A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAAAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#58BEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13Light seagreen · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.3Turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7184
Analogous#71BC83, #71AABC
Triadic#A971BC, #BCA971
Split complementary#BC71AA, #BC8371
Tetradic#8371BC, #BC7184, #AABC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9EDE8
Lighter +20%#B6DDD3
Lighter +10%#94CCBE
Darker −10%#50AA93
Darker −20%#408775
Darker −30%#2F6557
Darker −40%#1F4239
More saturated +25%#57D6B6
Less saturated −25%#8BA29C

Channel breakdown

R113
G188
B169
Red113 (44.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue164.8°
Saturation (HSL)35.89%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 71 · G BC · B A9

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