Recognised as Colour

#73A1AA

#73A1AA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#73A1AA is a cyan with RGB values 115, 161, 170 and HSL 190°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73A1AA#73A1AA

HEX#73A1AA

RGBrgb(115, 161, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6314, 0.6667

RGB percentages45.1%, 63.1%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(189.8, 24.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 32.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK32.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,578,026

CSS custom property--colour: #73A1AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#8C5E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#999EABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9096AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#60A5A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Gray · ΔE 19 Sky blue · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA7C73

Analogous#73AA97, #7386AA

Triadic#AA73A1, #A1AA73

Split complementary#AA7386, #AA9873

Tetradic#9773AA, #AA7C73, #86AA73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F6F7

Lighter +30%#D2E1E4

Lighter +20%#B2CCD1

Lighter +10%#93B6BD

Darker −10%#588892

Darker −20%#456B72

Darker −30%#324D52

Darker −40%#1F2F32

More saturated +25%#57B4C6

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R115

G161

B170

Red115 (45.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue189.82°

Saturation (HSL)24.44%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G A1 · B AA

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Colour harmonies

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