Colour

#74ECE3

#74ECE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#74ECE3 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 236, 227 and HSL 176°, 76%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#74ECE3

RGBrgb(116, 236, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.9255, 0.8902

RGB percentages45.5%, 92.5%, 89%

HSLhsl(175.5, 75.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 50.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK50.8%, 0%, 3.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,662,819

CSS custom property--colour: #74ECE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#8B131C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E1E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDD3E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#24F1E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 10 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Aqua · ΔE 15.3 Cyan · ΔE 15.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC747D

Analogous#74ECA7, #74B9EC

Triadic#E374EC, #ECE374

Split complementary#EC74B9, #ECA774

Tetradic#A774EC, #EC747D, #B9EC74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFEFE

Lighter +20%#CEF8F5

Lighter +10%#A1F2EC

Darker −10%#47E6DA

Darker −20%#1EDCCE

Darker −30%#18AFA4

Darker −40%#12827A

More saturated +25%#61FFF3

Less saturated −25%#88D8D2

Channel breakdown

R116

G236

B227

Red116 (45.5%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue175.5°

Saturation (HSL)75.95%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G EC · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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