Colour

#74C2CB

#74C2CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#74C2CB is a cyan with RGB values 116, 194, 203 and HSL 186°, 46%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#74C2CB#74C2CB

HEX#74C2CB

RGBrgb(116, 194, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7608, 0.7961

RGB percentages45.5%, 76.1%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(186.2, 45.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 42.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK42.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,652,043

CSS custom property--colour: #74C2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#8B3D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8B1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4BC8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.6 Powder blue · ΔE 14.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB7D74

Analogous#74CBA9, #7496CB

Triadic#CB74C2, #C2CB74

Split complementary#CB7496, #CBA974

Tetradic#A974CB, #CB7D74, #97CB74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3F3F5

Lighter +20%#BEE3E7

Lighter +10%#99D2D9

Darker −10%#4FB2BD

Darker −20%#3B949E

Darker −30%#2D7179

Darker −40%#1F4E54

More saturated +25%#5CD5E3

Less saturated −25%#8CAFB3

Channel breakdown

R116

G194

B203

Red116 (45.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue186.21°

Saturation (HSL)45.55%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G C2 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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