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Recognised as Colour

#73EAE6

  • #73EAE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#73EAE6 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 234, 230 and HSL 178°, 74%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#73EAE6#73EAE6
HEX#73EAE6
RGBrgb(115, 234, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.9176, 0.902
RGB percentages45.1%, 91.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(178, 73.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178, 50.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK50.9%, 0%, 1.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,596,774
CSS custom property--colour: #73EAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.64:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#8C1519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1AF0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.7Turquoise · ΔE 11.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4Aqua · ΔE 15.7Cyan · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7377
Analogous#73EAAB, #73B3EA
Triadic#E673EA, #EAE673
Split complementary#EA73B3, #EAAB73
Tetradic#AA73EA, #EA7377, #B3EA73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FEFE
Lighter +20%#CCF7F6
Lighter +10%#9FF1EE
Darker −10%#47E3DE
Darker −20%#20D7D1
Darker −30%#1AAAA6
Darker −40%#137E7A
More saturated +25%#5FFEF9
Less saturated −25%#87D6D3

Channel breakdown

R115
G234
B230
Red115 (45.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue177.98°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G EA · B E6

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