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Recognised as Colour

#74BBAF

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

#74BBAF is a cyan with RGB values 116, 187, 175 and HSL 170°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74BBAF#74BBAF
HEX#74BBAF
RGBrgb(116, 187, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7333, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.5%, 73.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(169.9, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 6.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,650,223
CSS custom property--colour: #74BBAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8B4450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B3AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8AAB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5BBEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1Powder blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7480
Analogous#74BB8C, #74A3BB
Triadic#AF74BB, #BBAF74
Split complementary#BB74A3, #BB8C74
Tetradic#8C74BB, #BB7480, #A4BB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBEDEA
Lighter +20%#B8DDD6
Lighter +10%#96CCC3
Darker −10%#53A99B
Darker −20%#42877B
Darker −30%#31655C
Darker −40%#21423D
More saturated +25%#5AD5C0
Less saturated −25%#8EA19E

Channel breakdown

R116
G187
B175
Red116 (45.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue169.86°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G BB · B AF

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