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Recognised as Colour

#73AB96

  • #73AB96
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73AB96 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 171, 150 and HSL 158°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73AB96#73AB96
HEX#73AB96
RGBrgb(115, 171, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6706, 0.5882
RGB percentages45.1%, 67.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(157.5, 25%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 32.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK32.7%, 0%, 12.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,580,566
CSS custom property--colour: #73AB96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8C5469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#65ACA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB7388
Analogous#73AB7A, #73A4AB
Triadic#9673AB, #AB9673
Split complementary#AB73A4, #AB7A73
Tetradic#7A73AB, #AB7388, #A4AB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8F6
Lighter +30%#D3E4DE
Lighter +20%#B3D1C6
Lighter +10%#93BEAE
Darker −10%#58937D
Darker −20%#457362
Darker −30%#325347
Darker −40%#1F332C
More saturated +25%#57C79D
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R115
G171
B150
Red115 (45.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G AB · B 96

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