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Recognised as Colour

#74DBE5

  • #74DBE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#74DBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 219, 229 and HSL 185°, 68%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#74DBE5#74DBE5
HEX#74DBE5
RGBrgb(116, 219, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8588, 0.898
RGB percentages45.5%, 85.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(185.3, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK49.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,658,469
CSS custom property--colour: #74DBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#8B241A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD3E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2CE2DEno 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 text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E57E74
Analogous#74E5B7, #74A2E5
Triadic#E574DB, #DBE574
Split complementary#E574A2, #E5B774
Tetradic#B774E5, #E57E74, #A3E574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FCFD
Lighter +20%#CAF1F5
Lighter +10%#9FE6ED
Darker −10%#49D0DD
Darker −20%#26BECD
Darker −30%#1E96A2
Darker −40%#166E77
More saturated +25%#5FECFA
Less saturated −25%#89CAD0

Channel breakdown

R116
G219
B229
Red116 (45.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue185.31°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G DB · B E5

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