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Recognised as Colour

#73ADBA

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

#73ADBA is a cyan with RGB values 115, 173, 186 and HSL 191°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73ADBA#73ADBA
HEX#73ADBA
RGBrgb(115, 173, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6784, 0.7294
RGB percentages45.1%, 67.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(191, 34%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 38.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK38.2%, 7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,581,114
CSS custom property--colour: #73ADBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8C5245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A0BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#57B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA8073
Analogous#73BAA3, #738ABA
Triadic#BA73AD, #ADBA73
Split complementary#BA738A, #BAA373
Tetradic#A373BA, #BA8073, #8ABA73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9E9ED
Lighter +20%#B7D5DC
Lighter +10%#95C1CB
Darker −10%#5398A7
Darker −20%#427985
Darker −30%#315A63
Darker −40%#203B41
More saturated +25%#59BED4
Less saturated −25%#8D9CA0

Channel breakdown

R115
G173
B186
Red115 (45.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue190.99°
Saturation (HSL)33.97%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G AD · B BA

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