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Recognised as Colour

#74BFBD

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

#74BFBD is a cyan with RGB values 116, 191, 189 and HSL 178°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74BFBD#74BFBD
HEX#74BFBD
RGBrgb(116, 191, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.749, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.5%, 74.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(178.4, 36.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 39.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 0%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,651,261
CSS custom property--colour: #74BFBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8B4042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AEBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#54C3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7476
Analogous#74BF97, #749CBF
Triadic#BD74BF, #BFBD74
Split complementary#BF749C, #BF9774
Tetradic#9774BF, #BF7476, #9CBF74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEFEF
Lighter +20%#BADFDE
Lighter +10%#97CFCE
Darker −10%#51AFAC
Darker −20%#418C8A
Darker −30%#316968
Darker −40%#204746
More saturated +25%#5BD8D5
Less saturated −25%#8DA6A5

Channel breakdown

R116
G191
B189
Red116 (45.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue178.4°
Saturation (HSL)36.95%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G BF · B BD

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