Recognised as Colour

#74AEB6

#74AEB6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#74AEB6 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 174, 182 and HSL 187°, 31%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74AEB6#74AEB6

HEX#74AEB6

RGBrgb(116, 174, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6824, 0.7137

RGB percentages45.5%, 68.2%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(187.3, 31.1%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 36.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK36.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,646,902

CSS custom property--colour: #74AEB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#8B5149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A9B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA1B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5AB3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.5 Sky blue · ΔE 16.3 Light blue · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Powder blue · ΔE 18.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B67C74

Analogous#74B69D, #748DB6

Triadic#B674AE, #AEB674

Split complementary#B6748D, #B69D74

Tetradic#9D74B6, #B67C74, #8DB674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFCFC

Lighter +30%#D8E8EB

Lighter +20%#B7D5D9

Lighter +10%#95C1C8

Darker −10%#5599A2

Darker −20%#437981

Darker −30%#325A5F

Darker −40%#203A3E

More saturated +25%#5AC2D1

Less saturated −25%#8F9A9C

Channel breakdown

R116

G174

B182

Red116 (45.5%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue187.27°

Saturation (HSL)31.13%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G AE · B B6

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