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Recognised as Colour

#748A87

  • #748A87
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#748A87 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 138, 135 and HSL 172°, 9%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#748A87#748A87
HEX#748A87
RGBrgb(116, 138, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5412, 0.5294
RGB percentages45.5%, 54.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(171.8, 8.7%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 15.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 2.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,639
CSS custom property--colour: #748A87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#8B7578

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888787no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#838487no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6E8B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.8Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 14Dim grey · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A7477
Analogous#748A7C, #74828A
Triadic#87748A, #8A8774
Split complementary#8A7482, #8A7C74
Tetradic#7C748A, #8A7477, #828A74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E7E7
Lighter +30%#C7D0CF
Lighter +20%#ABB9B7
Lighter +10%#90A19F
Darker −10%#5D6E6C
Darker −20%#455351
Darker −30%#2E3736
Darker −40%#171B1B
More saturated +25%#54AA9E
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R116
G138
B135
Red116 (45.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue171.82°
Saturation (HSL)8.66%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8A · B 87

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