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Recognised as Colour

#73CFAF

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

#73CFAF is a cyan with RGB values 115, 207, 175 and HSL 159°, 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

#73CFAF#73CFAF
HEX#73CFAF
RGBrgb(115, 207, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8118, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.1%, 81.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(159.1, 48.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 44.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 15.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,589,807
CSS custom property--colour: #73CFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 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#8C3050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC4ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB9B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#55D0C6no 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 3.7Turquoise · ΔE 15.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9Aquamarine · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.7, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7393
Analogous#73CF81, #73C1CF
Triadic#AF73CF, #CFAF73
Split complementary#CF73C1, #CF8173
Tetradic#8173CF, #CF7393, #C1CF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F6F0
Lighter +20%#BFE9DA
Lighter +10%#99DCC5
Darker −10%#4DC299
Darker −20%#38A47E
Darker −30%#2B7E61
Darker −40%#1E5844
More saturated +25%#5BE7B6
Less saturated −25%#8BB8A8

Channel breakdown

R115
G207
B175
Red115 (45.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue159.13°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CF · B AF

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