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Recognised as Colour

#73CBBE

  • #73CBBE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#73CBBE is a cyan with RGB values 115, 203, 190 and HSL 171°, 46%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#73CBBE#73CBBE
HEX#73CBBE
RGBrgb(115, 203, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7961, 0.7451
RGB percentages45.1%, 79.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(171.1, 45.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 43.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK43.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,588,798
CSS custom property--colour: #73CBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8C3441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B7BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4FCEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 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 text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Light seagreen · ΔE 13.8Turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB7380
Analogous#73CB92, #73ACCB
Triadic#BE73CB, #CBBE73
Split complementary#CB73AC, #CB9273
Tetradic#9273CB, #CB7380, #ACCB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F4F2
Lighter +20%#BDE7E1
Lighter +10%#98D9CF
Darker −10%#4EBDAD
Darker −20%#3B9E8F
Darker −30%#2D786D
Darker −40%#1F534B
More saturated +25%#5BE3CF
Less saturated −25%#8BB3AD

Channel breakdown

R115
G203
B190
Red115 (45.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue171.14°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CB · B BE

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