Colour

#74FCF2

#74FCF2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#74FCF2 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 252, 242 and HSL 176°, 96%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#74FCF2#74FCF2

HEX#74FCF2

RGBrgb(116, 252, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.9882, 0.949

RGB percentages45.5%, 98.8%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(175.6, 95.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.6, 54%, 98.8%)

CMYK54%, 0%, 4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,666,930

CSS custom property--colour: #74FCF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.95:1

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

Contrast with black16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#8B030D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0F0F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAE0F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 11.5 Cyan · ΔE 11.5 Turquoise · ΔE 11.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 17.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FC747E

Analogous#74FCAE, #74C2FC

Triadic#F274FC, #FCF274

Split complementary#FC74C2, #FCAE74

Tetradic#AE74FC, #FC747E, #C2FC74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D8FEFB

Lighter +10%#A6FDF7

Darker −10%#42FBED

Darker −20%#10FAE9

Darker −30%#05D2C3

Darker −40%#03A195

More saturated +25%#71FFF5

Less saturated −25%#86EAE3

Channel breakdown

R116

G252

B242

Red116 (45.5%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue175.59°

Saturation (HSL)95.77%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G FC · B F2

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Colour values

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