Colour

#74FBFF

#74FBFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#74FBFF is a cyan with RGB values 116, 251, 255 and HSL 182°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#74FBFF#74FBFF

HEX#74FBFF

RGBrgb(116, 251, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.9843, 1

RGB percentages45.5%, 98.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(181.7, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK54.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,666,687

CSS custom property--colour: #74FBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#8B0400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECF1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5E0FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 12.4 Cyan · ΔE 12.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF7874

Analogous#74FFBE, #74B5FF

Triadic#FF74FB, #FBFF74

Split complementary#FF74B5, #FFBE74

Tetradic#BE74FF, #FF7874, #B5FF74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DAFEFF

Lighter +10%#A7FCFF

Darker −10%#41FAFF

Darker −20%#0EF8FF

Darker −30%#00D4DA

Darker −40%#00A2A7

More saturated +25%#74FBFF

Less saturated −25%#85EBEE

Channel breakdown

R116

G251

B255

Red116 (45.5%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue181.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G FB · B FF

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Colour values

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