Recognised as Colour
#74ABA2
- #74ABA2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#74ABA2 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 171, 162 and HSL 170°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#74ABA2#74ABA2
HEX#74ABA2
RGBrgb(116, 171, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6706, 0.6353
RGB percentages45.5%, 67.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(170.2, 24.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 32.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 5.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,646,114
CSS custom property--colour: #74ABA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8B545D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB747D
Analogous#74AB87, #7498AB
Triadic#A274AB, #ABA274
Split complementary#AB7498, #AB8774
Tetradic#8774AB, #AB747D, #99AB74
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G171
B162
Red116 (45.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue170.18°
Saturation (HSL)24.66%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G AB · B A2
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