Recognised as Colour

#74CFCE

#74CFCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#74CFCE is a cyan with RGB values 116, 207, 206 and HSL 179°, 49%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#74CFCE#74CFCE

HEX#74CFCE

RGBrgb(116, 207, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8118, 0.8078

RGB percentages45.5%, 81.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(179.3, 48.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(179.3, 44%, 81.2%)

CMYK44%, 0%, 0.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,655,374

CSS custom property--colour: #74CFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#8B3031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5BBCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#46D4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8 Turquoise · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF7475

Analogous#74CFA0, #74A2CF

Triadic#CE74CF, #CFCE74

Split complementary#CF74A2, #CFA074

Tetradic#A174CF, #CF7475, #A3CF74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6F6F6

Lighter +20%#C0E9E9

Lighter +10%#9ADCDB

Darker −10%#4EC2C1

Darker −20%#39A4A3

Darker −30%#2C7E7D

Darker −40%#1F5858

More saturated +25%#5DE6E5

Less saturated −25%#8BB8B7

Channel breakdown

R116

G207

B206

Red116 (45.5%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue179.34°

Saturation (HSL)48.66%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G CF · B CE

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