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Recognised as Colour

#74A28E

  • #74A28E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#74A28E is a cyan with RGB values 116, 162, 142 and HSL 154°, 20%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74A28E#74A28E
HEX#74A28E
RGBrgb(116, 162, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6353, 0.5569
RGB percentages45.5%, 63.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(153.9, 19.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.9, 28.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,790
CSS custom property--colour: #74A28E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8B5D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98968Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6AA29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 21Light seagreen · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.5Teal · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27488
Analogous#74A277, #749FA2
Triadic#8E74A2, #A28E74
Split complementary#A2749F, #A27774
Tetradic#7774A2, #A27488, #9FA274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF4F1
Lighter +30%#D0DFD9
Lighter +20%#B1CBC0
Lighter +10%#93B6A7
Darker −10%#5B8874
Darker −20%#47695A
Darker −30%#324B40
Darker −40%#1E2C26
More saturated +25%#57BF92
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R116
G162
B142
Red116 (45.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue153.91°
Saturation (HSL)19.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G A2 · B 8E

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