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Recognised as Colour

#73CFAE

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

#73CFAE is a cyan with RGB values 115, 207, 174 and HSL 158°, 49%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#73CFAE#73CFAE
HEX#73CFAE
RGBrgb(115, 207, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8118, 0.6824
RGB percentages45.1%, 81.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(158.5, 48.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.5, 44.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 15.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,589,806
CSS custom property--colour: #73CFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#8C3051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB9B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55D0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 3.4Turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4Light seagreen · ΔE 18.2Aquamarine · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.4, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7394
Analogous#73CF80, #73C2CF
Triadic#AE73CF, #CFAE73
Split complementary#CF73C2, #CF8073
Tetradic#8073CF, #CF7394, #C2CF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F6F0
Lighter +20%#BFE9DA
Lighter +10%#99DCC4
Darker −10%#4DC298
Darker −20%#38A47D
Darker −30%#2B7E60
Darker −40%#1E5843
More saturated +25%#5BE7B5
Less saturated −25%#8BB8A7

Channel breakdown

R115
G207
B174
Red115 (45.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue158.48°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CF · B AE

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