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Recognised as Colour

#74BEA8

  • #74BEA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#74BEA8 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 190, 168 and HSL 162°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#74BEA8#74BEA8
HEX#74BEA8
RGBrgb(116, 190, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7451, 0.6588
RGB percentages45.5%, 74.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(162.2, 36.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 38.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 11.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,650,984
CSS custom property--colour: #74BEA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#8B4157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB5A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADACAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5DBFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.8Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Turquoise · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE748A
Analogous#74BE83, #74AFBE
Triadic#A874BE, #BEA874
Split complementary#BE74AF, #BE8374
Tetradic#8374BE, #BE748A, #AFBE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEFE9
Lighter +20%#BADFD4
Lighter +10%#97CEBE
Darker −10%#51AE92
Darker −20%#418B75
Darker −30%#316858
Darker −40%#21463B
More saturated +25%#5AD8B2
Less saturated −25%#8EA59E

Channel breakdown

R116
G190
B168
Red116 (45.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue162.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.27%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G BE · B A8

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