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Recognised as Colour

#74AFB3

  • #74AFB3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#74AFB3 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 175, 179 and HSL 184°, 29%, 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

#74AFB3#74AFB3
HEX#74AFB3
RGBrgb(116, 175, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6863, 0.702
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(183.8, 29.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 35.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK35.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,155
CSS custom property--colour: #74AFB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#8B504C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7AAB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA1B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Light blue · ΔE 17.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.8Light seagreen · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.8
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#B37874
Analogous#74B398, #748FB3
Triadic#B374AF, #AFB374
Split complementary#B3748F, #B39774
Tetradic#9874B3, #B37874, #90B374

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBFB
Lighter +30%#D7E8E9
Lighter +20%#B6D5D7
Lighter +10%#95C2C5
Darker −10%#56999E
Darker −20%#44797D
Darker −30%#32595C
Darker −40%#20393B
More saturated +25%#59C6CE
Less saturated −25%#8F9898

Channel breakdown

R116
G175
B179
Red116 (45.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue183.81°
Saturation (HSL)29.3%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G AF · B B3

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