Colour

#74C2C3

#74C2C3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#74C2C3 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 194, 195 and HSL 181°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74C2C3#74C2C3

HEX#74C2C3

RGBrgb(116, 194, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7608, 0.7647

RGB percentages45.5%, 76.1%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(180.8, 39.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 40.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK40.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,652,035

CSS custom property--colour: #74C2C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#8B3D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BBC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAB1C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#50C7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 16 Light blue · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C37574

Analogous#74C39C, #749BC3

Triadic#C374C2, #C2C374

Split complementary#C3749A, #C39C74

Tetradic#9C74C3, #C37574, #9BC374

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFF1F1

Lighter +20%#BBE1E2

Lighter +10%#98D2D2

Darker −10%#50B2B4

Darker −20%#3F9192

Darker −30%#306E6E

Darker −40%#204A4B

More saturated +25%#5BDADC

Less saturated −25%#8DAAAA

Channel breakdown

R116

G194

B195

Red116 (45.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue180.76°

Saturation (HSL)39.7%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G C2 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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