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Recognised as Colour

#74CBB8

  • #74CBB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#74CBB8 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 203, 184 and HSL 167°, 46%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#74CBB8#74CBB8
HEX#74CBB8
RGBrgb(116, 203, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7961, 0.7216
RGB percentages45.5%, 79.6%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(166.9, 45.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.9, 42.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK42.9%, 0%, 9.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,654,328
CSS custom property--colour: #74CBB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8B3447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C2B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B7B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#54CDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4Turquoise · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB7487
Analogous#74CB8C, #74B3CB
Triadic#B874CB, #CBB874
Split complementary#CB74B3, #CB8C74
Tetradic#8C74CB, #CB7487, #B3CB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F5F1
Lighter +20%#BEE7DE
Lighter +10%#99D9CB
Darker −10%#4FBDA5
Darker −20%#3B9E88
Darker −30%#2D7968
Darker −40%#1F5448
More saturated +25%#5CE3C5
Less saturated −25%#8CB3AB

Channel breakdown

R116
G203
B184
Red116 (45.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue166.9°
Saturation (HSL)45.55%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G CB · B B8

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