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Recognised as Colour

#73AEB9

  • #73AEB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73AEB9 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 174, 185 and HSL 189°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73AEB9#73AEB9
HEX#73AEB9
RGBrgb(115, 174, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6824, 0.7255
RGB percentages45.1%, 68.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(189.4, 33.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 37.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK37.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,581,369
CSS custom property--colour: #73AEB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8C5146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A1B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#57B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Powder blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B97E73
Analogous#73B9A1, #738BB9
Triadic#B973AE, #AEB973
Split complementary#B9738B, #B9A173
Tetradic#A173B9, #B97E73, #8BB973

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9E9EC
Lighter +20%#B7D5DB
Lighter +10%#95C2CA
Darker −10%#5399A6
Darker −20%#427A84
Darker −30%#315A62
Darker −40%#203B40
More saturated +25%#59C0D3
Less saturated −25%#8D9C9F

Channel breakdown

R115
G174
B185
Red115 (45.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue189.43°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G AE · B B9

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