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Recognised as Colour

#73B2B6

  • #73B2B6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73B2B6 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 178, 182 and HSL 184°, 31%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73B2B6#73B2B6
HEX#73B2B6
RGBrgb(115, 178, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.698, 0.7137
RGB percentages45.1%, 69.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(183.6, 31.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.6, 36.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK36.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,582,390
CSS custom property--colour: #73B2B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8C4D49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ADB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA4B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58B6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.2Light seagreen · ΔE 18.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B67773
Analogous#73B699, #7391B6
Triadic#B673B2, #B2B673
Split complementary#B67391, #B69973
Tetradic#9973B6, #B67773, #91B673

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFC
Lighter +30%#D8E9EA
Lighter +20%#B6D7D9
Lighter +10%#95C4C7
Darker −10%#549DA2
Darker −20%#437D80
Darker −30%#315C5F
Darker −40%#203B3D
More saturated +25%#58C9D1
Less saturated −25%#8E9B9B

Channel breakdown

R115
G178
B182
Red115 (45.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue183.58°
Saturation (HSL)31.46%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G B2 · B B6

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