Colour
#749A8A
- #749A8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#749A8A is a cyan with RGB values 116, 154, 138 and HSL 155°, 16%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#749A8A#749A8A
HEX#749A8A
RGBrgb(116, 154, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6039, 0.5412
RGB percentages45.5%, 60.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(154.7, 15.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.7, 24.7%, 60.4%)
CMYK24.7%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,641,738
CSS custom property--colour: #749A8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#8B6575
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A7484
Analogous#749A77, #74979A
Triadic#8A749A, #9A8A74
Split complementary#9A7497, #9A7774
Tetradic#77749A, #9A7484, #979A74
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G154
B138
Red116 (45.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue154.74°
Saturation (HSL)15.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G 9A · B 8A
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