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Recognised as Colour

#74EBCC

  • #74EBCC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#74EBCC is a cyan with RGB values 116, 235, 204 and HSL 164°, 75%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#74EBCC#74EBCC
HEX#74EBCC
RGBrgb(116, 235, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.9216, 0.8
RGB percentages45.5%, 92.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(164.4, 74.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 50.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 0%, 13.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,662,540
CSS custom property--colour: #74EBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#8B1433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3EEDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 9.2Turquoise · ΔE 10.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3Aqua · ΔE 20.9Cyan · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB7493
Analogous#74EB91, #74CFEB
Triadic#CC74EB, #EBCC74
Split complementary#EB74CF, #EB9174
Tetradic#9074EB, #EB7493, #CEEB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFEFD
Lighter +20%#CDF8ED
Lighter +10%#A1F1DC
Darker −10%#47E5BC
Darker −20%#1FDAA9
Darker −30%#19AD86
Darker −40%#128164
More saturated +25%#60FFD6
Less saturated −25%#88D7C2

Channel breakdown

R116
G235
B204
Red116 (45.5%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue164.37°
Saturation (HSL)74.84%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G EB · B CC

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