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Colour

#74AEAD

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

#74AEAD is a cyan with RGB values 116, 174, 173 and HSL 179°, 26%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74AEAD#74AEAD
HEX#74AEAD
RGBrgb(116, 174, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6824, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(179, 26.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 33.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,646,893
CSS custom property--colour: #74AEAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8B5152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A9ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 19.4Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.6Dark grey · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7475
Analogous#74AE90, #7492AE
Triadic#AD74AE, #AEAD74
Split complementary#AE7492, #AE9074
Tetradic#9074AE, #AE7475, #92AE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9F9
Lighter +30%#D5E6E6
Lighter +20%#B4D4D3
Lighter +10%#94C1C0
Darker −10%#589796
Darker −20%#457776
Darker −30%#325756
Darker −40%#203636
More saturated +25%#59CAC8
Less saturated −25%#909392

Channel breakdown

R116
G174
B173
Red116 (45.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue178.97°
Saturation (HSL)26.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G AE · B AD

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