Recognised as Colour

#74CCD9

#74CCD9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#74CCD9 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 204, 217 and HSL 188°, 57%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#74CCD9#74CCD9

HEX#74CCD9

RGBrgb(116, 204, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8, 0.851

RGB percentages45.5%, 80%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(187.7, 57.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 46.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK46.5%, 6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,654,617

CSS custom property--colour: #74CCD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#8B3326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC6DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB9D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3ED3D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.2 Powder blue · ΔE 14.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D98174

Analogous#74D9B3, #749AD9

Triadic#D974CC, #CCD974

Split complementary#D9749A, #D9B374

Tetradic#B474D9, #D98174, #9AD974

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECF8FA

Lighter +20%#C4E9EF

Lighter +10%#9CDBE4

Darker −10%#4CBDCE

Darker −20%#32A4B5

Darker −30%#27808D

Darker −40%#1C5C65

More saturated +25%#5EDCEF

Less saturated −25%#8ABCC3

Channel breakdown

R116

G204

B217

Red116 (45.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue187.72°

Saturation (HSL)57.06%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G CC · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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