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Recognised as Colour

#74DFB3

  • #74DFB3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#74DFB3 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 223, 179 and HSL 155°, 63%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#74DFB3#74DFB3
HEX#74DFB3
RGBrgb(116, 223, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8745, 0.702
RGB percentages45.5%, 87.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(155.3, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK48%, 0%, 19.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,659,443
CSS custom property--colour: #74DFB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#8B204C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD2B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC6B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#51DFD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.6Aquamarine · ΔE 11.5Turquoise · ΔE 16.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF74A0
Analogous#74DF7D, #74D6DF
Triadic#B374DF, #DFB374
Split complementary#DF74D6, #DF7D74
Tetradic#7D74DF, #DF74A0, #D6DF74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0FCF7
Lighter +20%#C7F2E0
Lighter +10%#9DE9CA
Darker −10%#4BD59C
Darker −20%#2CC184
Darker −30%#239767
Darker −40%#196E4B
More saturated +25%#5FF4B7
Less saturated −25%#89CAAF

Channel breakdown

R116
G223
B179
Red116 (45.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue155.33°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G DF · B B3

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