Colour
#74ACAC
- #74ACAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#74ACAC is a cyan with RGB values 116, 172, 172 and HSL 180°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#74ACAC#74ACAC
HEX#74ACAC
RGBrgb(116, 172, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6745, 0.6745
RGB percentages45.5%, 67.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(180, 25.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 32.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK32.6%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,646,380
CSS custom property--colour: #74ACAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8B5353
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC7474
Analogous#74AC90, #7490AC
Triadic#AC74AC, #ACAC74
Split complementary#AC7490, #AC9074
Tetradic#9074AC, #AC7474, #90AC74
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G172
B172
Red116 (45.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)25.23%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 74 · G AC · B AC
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