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Recognised as Colour

#74D7DB

  • #74D7DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#74D7DB is a cyan with RGB values 116, 215, 219 and HSL 182°, 59%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#74D7DB#74D7DB
HEX#74D7DB
RGBrgb(116, 215, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8431, 0.8588
RGB percentages45.5%, 84.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(182.3, 58.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.3, 47%, 85.9%)
CMYK47%, 1.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,657,435
CSS custom property--colour: #74D7DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#8B2824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCFDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39DDD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB7874
Analogous#74DBAB, #74A4DB
Triadic#DB74D7, #D7DB74
Split complementary#DB74A4, #DBAC74
Tetradic#AB74DB, #DB7874, #A3DB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFAFA
Lighter +20%#C5EEF0
Lighter +10%#9DE3E5
Darker −10%#4BCBD1
Darker −20%#30B4B9
Darker −30%#258C91
Darker −40%#1B6568
More saturated +25%#5EEBF1
Less saturated −25%#8AC3C5

Channel breakdown

R116
G215
B219
Red116 (45.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue182.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G D7 · B DB

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