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Recognised as Colour

#74BD9F

  • #74BD9F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#74BD9F is a cyan with RGB values 116, 189, 159 and HSL 155°, 36%, 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

#74BD9F#74BD9F
HEX#74BD9F
RGBrgb(116, 189, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7412, 0.6235
RGB percentages45.5%, 74.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(155.3, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.6%, 0%, 15.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,650,719
CSS custom property--colour: #74BD9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8B4260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB49Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEABA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#60BDB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 17.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 21Turquoise · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7492
Analogous#74BD7A, #74B7BD
Triadic#9F74BD, #BD9F74
Split complementary#BD74B7, #BD7B74
Tetradic#7A74BD, #BD7492, #B6BD74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEEE7
Lighter +20%#B9DECF
Lighter +10%#97CDB7
Darker −10%#52AC87
Darker −20%#418A6C
Darker −30%#316751
Darker −40%#214436
More saturated +25%#5AD7A4
Less saturated −25%#8EA39A

Channel breakdown

R116
G189
B159
Red116 (45.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue155.34°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G BD · B 9F

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