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Recognised as Colour

#74AEBB

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

#74AEBB is a cyan with RGB values 116, 174, 187 and HSL 191°, 34%, 59%. 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

#74AEBB#74AEBB
HEX#74AEBB
RGBrgb(116, 174, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6824, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(191, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,646,907
CSS custom property--colour: #74AEBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#8B5144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A1BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#58B4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8174
Analogous#74BBA4, #748BBB
Triadic#BB74AE, #AEBB74
Split complementary#BB748B, #BBA474
Tetradic#A474BB, #BB8174, #8BBB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBEAED
Lighter +20%#B8D6DD
Lighter +10%#96C2CC
Darker −10%#5399A9
Darker −20%#427A87
Darker −30%#315B65
Darker −40%#213C42
More saturated +25%#5ABED5
Less saturated −25%#8E9EA1

Channel breakdown

R116
G174
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue190.99°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G AE · B BB

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