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Colour

#73BCBF

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

#73BCBF is a cyan with RGB values 115, 188, 191 and HSL 182°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73BCBF#73BCBF
HEX#73BCBF
RGBrgb(115, 188, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7373, 0.749
RGB percentages45.1%, 73.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(182.4, 37.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.4, 39.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK39.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,584,959
CSS custom property--colour: #73BCBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#8C4340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B6BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ACC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#52C1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 16.4Light blue · ΔE 16.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7673
Analogous#73BF9C, #7396BF
Triadic#BF73BC, #BCBF73
Split complementary#BF7396, #BF9C73
Tetradic#9C73BF, #BF7673, #96BF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEEEF
Lighter +20%#B9DEDF
Lighter +10%#96CDCF
Darker −10%#50ABAF
Darker −20%#40898C
Darker −30%#306769
Darker −40%#204546
More saturated +25%#5AD3D9
Less saturated −25%#8DA5A6

Channel breakdown

R115
G188
B191
Red115 (45.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue182.37°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G BC · B BF

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