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Recognised as Colour

#74D2CD

  • #74D2CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#74D2CD is a cyan with RGB values 116, 210, 205 and HSL 177°, 51%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#74D2CD#74D2CD
HEX#74D2CD
RGBrgb(116, 210, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8235, 0.8039
RGB percentages45.5%, 82.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(176.8, 51.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 44.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK44.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,656,141
CSS custom property--colour: #74D2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#8B2D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BDCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46D7D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Turquoise · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D27479
Analogous#74D29E, #74A8D2
Triadic#CD74D2, #D2CD74
Split complementary#D274A8, #D29E74
Tetradic#9E74D2, #D27479, #A8D274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F7F7
Lighter +20%#C1EBE9
Lighter +10%#9BDEDB
Darker −10%#4DC6BF
Darker −20%#37A9A3
Darker −30%#2A837E
Darker −40%#1E5C59
More saturated +25%#5DE9E2
Less saturated −25%#8BBBB8

Channel breakdown

R116
G210
B205
Red116 (45.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue176.81°
Saturation (HSL)51.09%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G D2 · B CD

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