Colour

#73BAAE

#73BAAE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#73BAAE is a cyan with RGB values 115, 186, 174 and HSL 170°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#73BAAE

RGBrgb(115, 186, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7294, 0.6824

RGB percentages45.1%, 72.9%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(169.9, 34%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 38.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK38.2%, 0%, 6.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,584,430

CSS custom property--colour: #73BAAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#8C4551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4B2AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A9AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#5ABDB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BA737F

Analogous#73BA8B, #73A3BA

Triadic#AE73BA, #BAAE73

Split complementary#BA73A3, #BA8B73

Tetradic#8B73BA, #BA737F, #A3BA73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFDFD

Lighter +30%#D9EDE9

Lighter +20%#B7DCD6

Lighter +10%#95CBC2

Darker −10%#53A799

Darker −20%#42857A

Darker −30%#31635B

Darker −40%#20413B

More saturated +25%#59D4BF

Less saturated −25%#8DA09D

Channel breakdown

R115

G186

B174

Red115 (45.1%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue169.86°

Saturation (HSL)33.97%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 73 · G BA · B AE

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Colour values

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