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Recognised as Colour

#73C2AB

  • #73C2AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#73C2AB is a cyan with RGB values 115, 194, 171 and HSL 163°, 39%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#73C2AB#73C2AB
HEX#73C2AB
RGBrgb(115, 194, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7608, 0.6706
RGB percentages45.1%, 76.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(162.5, 39.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 40.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 11.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,586,475
CSS custom property--colour: #73C2AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8C3D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB9AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AFADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#59C3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.3Turquoise · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2738A
Analogous#73C283, #73B2C2
Triadic#AB73C2, #C2AB73
Split complementary#C273B2, #C28473
Tetradic#8373C2, #C2738A, #B2C273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF0EB
Lighter +20%#BAE1D6
Lighter +10%#97D1C0
Darker −10%#4FB396
Darker −20%#3F9078
Darker −30%#2F6D5B
Darker −40%#20493D
More saturated +25%#5ADBB5
Less saturated −25%#8CA9A1

Channel breakdown

R115
G194
B171
Red115 (45.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue162.53°
Saturation (HSL)39.3%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G C2 · B AB

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