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Colour

#73CCB5

  • #73CCB5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#73CCB5 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 204, 181 and HSL 164°, 47%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#73CCB5#73CCB5
HEX#73CCB5
RGBrgb(115, 204, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8, 0.7098
RGB percentages45.1%, 80%, 71%
HSLhsl(164.5, 46.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 43.6%, 80%)
CMYK43.6%, 0%, 11.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,589,045
CSS custom property--colour: #73CCB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8C334A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C2B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B7B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#53CEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.6Turquoise · ΔE 14.8Light seagreen · ΔE 15Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC738A
Analogous#73CC88, #73B7CC
Triadic#B573CC, #CCB573
Split complementary#CC73B7, #CC8873
Tetradic#8873CC, #CC738A, #B7CC73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F5F0
Lighter +20%#BEE7DD
Lighter +10%#98DAC9
Darker −10%#4EBEA1
Darker −20%#3A9F85
Darker −30%#2C7A66
Darker −40%#1F5446
More saturated +25%#5BE4C1
Less saturated −25%#8BB4A9

Channel breakdown

R115
G204
B181
Red115 (45.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue164.49°
Saturation (HSL)46.6%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CC · B B5

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