Colour

#73887E

#73887E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#73887E is a cyan with RGB values 115, 136, 126 and HSL 151°, 8%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#73887E

RGBrgb(115, 136, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5333, 0.4941

RGB percentages45.1%, 53.3%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(151.4, 8.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(151.4, 15.4%, 53.3%)

CMYK15.4%, 0%, 7.4%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,571,582

CSS custom property--colour: #73887E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#8C7781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87857Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#83827Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6F8885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dark grey · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88737D

Analogous#738874, #738888

Triadic#7E7388, #887E73

Split complementary#887388, #887473

Tetradic#747388, #88737D, #888873

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E6E4

Lighter +30%#C6CECA

Lighter +20%#AAB7B1

Lighter +10%#8EA097

Darker −10%#5C6C64

Darker −20%#44514B

Darker −30%#2D3531

Darker −40%#161918

More saturated +25%#54A77F

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R115

G136

B126

Red115 (45.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue151.43°

Saturation (HSL)8.37%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 73 · G 88 · B 7E

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Colour values

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