Recognised as Colour

#74BCA4

#74BCA4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#74BCA4 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 188, 164 and HSL 160°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#74BCA4

RGBrgb(116, 188, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7373, 0.6431

RGB percentages45.5%, 73.7%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(160, 35%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 38.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK38.3%, 0%, 12.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,650,468

CSS custom property--colour: #74BCA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 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#8B435B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B3A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACABA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5FBDB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 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

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1 Turquoise · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC748C

Analogous#74BC80, #74B0BC

Triadic#A474BC, #BCA474

Split complementary#BC74B0, #BC8074

Tetradic#8074BC, #BC748C, #B0BC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#DBEEE8

Lighter +20%#B9DDD1

Lighter +10%#96CDBB

Darker −10%#52AB8D

Darker −20%#428871

Darker −30%#316654

Darker −40%#214338

More saturated +25%#5AD6AD

Less saturated −25%#8EA29B

Channel breakdown

R116

G188

B164

Red116 (45.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)34.95%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G BC · B A4

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Colour harmonies

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