Colour

#73DBCC

#73DBCC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#73DBCC is a cyan with RGB values 115, 219, 204 and HSL 171°, 59%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#73DBCC#73DBCC

HEX#73DBCC

RGBrgb(115, 219, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8588, 0.8

RGB percentages45.1%, 85.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(171.3, 59.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 47.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK47.5%, 0%, 6.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,592,908

CSS custom property--colour: #73DBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#8C2433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3D1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#41DFD6no 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 text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.4 Turquoise · ΔE 10.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DB7382

Analogous#73DB98, #73B6DB

Triadic#CC73DB, #DBCC73

Split complementary#DB73B6, #DB9873

Tetradic#9873DB, #DB7382, #B6DB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDFAF8

Lighter +20%#C4F0EA

Lighter +10%#9CE5DB

Darker −10%#4AD1BD

Darker −20%#2FB9A5

Darker −30%#259081

Darker −40%#1B675C

More saturated +25%#5DF1DC

Less saturated −25%#89C5BC

Channel breakdown

R115

G219

B204

Red115 (45.1%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue171.35°

Saturation (HSL)59.09%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 73 · G DB · B CC

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