Colour

#73908C

#73908C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#73908C is a cyan with RGB values 115, 144, 140 and HSL 172°, 12%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#73908C

RGBrgb(115, 144, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5647, 0.549

RGB percentages45.1%, 56.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(171.7, 11.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 20.1%, 56.5%)

CMYK20.1%, 0%, 2.8%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,573,644

CSS custom property--colour: #73908C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#8C6F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8D8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#87888Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6B918Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2 Gray · ΔE 11.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Dim grey · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#907377

Analogous#73907E, #738590

Triadic#8C7390, #908C73

Split complementary#907385, #907E73

Tetradic#7E7390, #907377, #859073

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5EAE9

Lighter +30%#C8D4D2

Lighter +20%#ACBDBB

Lighter +10%#8FA7A3

Darker −10%#5C7471

Darker −20%#455855

Darker −30%#2F3B39

Darker −40%#181F1E

More saturated +25%#54AFA3

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R115

G144

B140

Red115 (45.1%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue171.72°

Saturation (HSL)11.55%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 73 · G 90 · B 8C

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