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Colour

#74AFAE

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

#74AFAE is a cyan with RGB values 116, 175, 174 and HSL 179°, 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

#74AFAE#74AFAE
HEX#74AFAE
RGBrgb(116, 175, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6863, 0.6824
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(179, 26.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 33.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,150
CSS custom property--colour: #74AFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8B5051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A9AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA1AFno 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 7.2 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 text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.7Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 19.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.4Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7475
Analogous#74AF91, #7492AF
Triadic#AE74AF, #AFAE74
Split complementary#AF7492, #AF9174
Tetradic#9174AF, #AF7475, #92AF74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAF9
Lighter +30%#D5E7E7
Lighter +20%#B5D4D4
Lighter +10%#94C2C1
Darker −10%#589897
Darker −20%#457877
Darker −30%#325857
Darker −40%#203737
More saturated +25%#59CAC8
Less saturated −25%#8F9494

Channel breakdown

R116
G175
B174
Red116 (45.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue178.98°
Saturation (HSL)26.94%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G AF · B AE

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