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Recognised as Colour

#73CAC5

  • #73CAC5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#73CAC5 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 202, 197 and HSL 177°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#73CAC5#73CAC5
HEX#73CAC5
RGBrgb(115, 202, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7922, 0.7725
RGB percentages45.1%, 79.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(176.6, 45.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 43.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK43.1%, 0%, 2.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,588,549
CSS custom property--colour: #73CAC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8C353A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C2C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B7C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4BCEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.3Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7378
Analogous#73CA9A, #73A3CA
Triadic#C573CA, #CAC573
Split complementary#CA73A4, #CA9A73
Tetradic#9A73CA, #CA7378, #A3CA73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F4F3
Lighter +20%#BDE6E4
Lighter +10%#98D8D4
Darker −10%#4EBCB6
Darker −20%#3B9C96
Darker −30%#2D7773
Darker −40%#1F524F
More saturated +25%#5BE2DA
Less saturated −25%#8BB2B0

Channel breakdown

R115
G202
B197
Red115 (45.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue176.55°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CA · B C5

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