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Colour

#74AFAD

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

#74AFAD is a cyan with RGB values 116, 175, 173 and HSL 178°, 27%, 57%. 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

#74AFAD#74AFAD
HEX#74AFAD
RGBrgb(116, 175, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6863, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(178, 26.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178, 33.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,149
CSS custom property--colour: #74AFAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8B5052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A9ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA1AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4Light blue · ΔE 19.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7476
Analogous#74AF90, #7493AF
Triadic#AD74AF, #AFAD74
Split complementary#AF7493, #AF9074
Tetradic#9074AF, #AF7476, #93AF74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAF9
Lighter +30%#D5E7E6
Lighter +20%#B5D4D3
Lighter +10%#94C2C0
Darker −10%#589896
Darker −20%#457876
Darker −30%#325856
Darker −40%#203736
More saturated +25%#59CAC7
Less saturated −25%#8F9493

Channel breakdown

R116
G175
B173
Red116 (45.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue177.97°
Saturation (HSL)26.94%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G AF · B AD

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