Colour

#74D6DB

#74D6DB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#74D6DB is a cyan with RGB values 116, 214, 219 and HSL 183°, 59%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#74D6DB

RGBrgb(116, 214, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8392, 0.8588

RGB percentages45.5%, 83.9%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(182.9, 58.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 47%, 85.9%)

CMYK47%, 2.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,657,179

CSS custom property--colour: #74D6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#8B2924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CACEDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C1DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#39DCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Powder blue · ΔE 15.1 Sky blue · ΔE 16.1 Light blue · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB7974

Analogous#74DBAD, #74A3DB

Triadic#DB74D6, #D6DB74

Split complementary#DB74A3, #DBAC74

Tetradic#AC74DB, #DB7974, #A3DB74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEFAFA

Lighter +20%#C5EEF0

Lighter +10%#9DE2E5

Darker −10%#4BCAD1

Darker −20%#30B2B9

Darker −30%#258B91

Darker −40%#1B6468

More saturated +25%#5EEAF1

Less saturated −25%#8AC2C5

Channel breakdown

R116

G214

B219

Red116 (45.5%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue182.91°

Saturation (HSL)58.86%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G D6 · B DB

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