Colour

#73AAC0

#73AAC0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#73AAC0 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 170, 192 and HSL 197°, 38%, 60%. 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

#73AAC0#73AAC0

HEX#73AAC0

RGBrgb(115, 170, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6667, 0.7529

RGB percentages45.1%, 66.7%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(197.1, 37.9%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 40.1%, 75.3%)

CMYK40.1%, 11.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,580,352

CSS custom property--colour: #73AAC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#8C553F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EA7C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#929EC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#55B1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2 Sky blue · ΔE 13.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Light blue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C08973

Analogous#73C0AF, #7384C0

Triadic#C073AA, #AAC073

Split complementary#C07384, #C0AF73

Tetradic#AF73C0, #C08973, #84C073

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEAEF

Lighter +20%#B9D5E0

Lighter +10%#96BFD0

Darker −10%#5095B0

Darker −20%#40778D

Darker −30%#305A6A

Darker −40%#203C47

More saturated +25%#5AB5D9

Less saturated −25%#8C9FA7

Channel breakdown

R115

G170

B192

Red115 (45.1%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)37.93%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G AA · B C0

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