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Recognised as Colour

#74BEA1

  • #74BEA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#74BEA1 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 190, 161 and HSL 156°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#74BEA1#74BEA1
HEX#74BEA1
RGBrgb(116, 190, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7451, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.5%, 74.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(156.5, 36.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.5, 38.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 15.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,650,977
CSS custom property--colour: #74BEA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8B415E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB5A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFACA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#60BFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Turquoise · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7491
Analogous#74BE7C, #74B6BE
Triadic#A174BE, #BEA174
Split complementary#BE74B6, #BE7C74
Tetradic#7C74BE, #BE7491, #B6BE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEFE8
Lighter +20%#BADFD0
Lighter +10%#97CEB8
Darker −10%#51AE89
Darker −20%#418B6E
Darker −30%#316852
Darker −40%#214637
More saturated +25%#5AD8A7
Less saturated −25%#8EA59B

Channel breakdown

R116
G190
B161
Red116 (45.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue156.49°
Saturation (HSL)36.27%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G BE · B A1

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