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Colour

#73B2B2

  • #73B2B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73B2B2 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 178, 178 and HSL 180°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73B2B2#73B2B2
HEX#73B2B2
RGBrgb(115, 178, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.698, 0.698
RGB percentages45.1%, 69.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(180, 29%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 35.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK35.4%, 0%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,582,386
CSS custom property--colour: #73B2B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8C4D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAACB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA3B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB6B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.5Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27373
Analogous#73B293, #7393B2
Triadic#B273B2, #B2B273
Split complementary#B27393, #B29373
Tetradic#9373B2, #B27373, #93B273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAFA
Lighter +30%#D6E8E8
Lighter +20%#B5D6D6
Lighter +10%#94C4C4
Darker −10%#569C9C
Darker −20%#447B7B
Darker −30%#325A5A
Darker −40%#203939
More saturated +25%#58CDCD
Less saturated −25%#8E9797

Channel breakdown

R115
G178
B178
Red115 (45.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 73 · G B2 · B B2

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