Colour
#74FFFF
- #74FFFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#74FFFF is a cyan with RGB values 116, 255, 255 and HSL 180°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#74FFFF#74FFFF
HEX#74FFFF
RGBrgb(116, 255, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 1, 1
RGB percentages45.5%, 100%, 100%
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK54.5%, 0%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,667,711
CSS custom property--colour: #74FFFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.49:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#8B0000
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF7474
Analogous#74FFB9, #74B9FF
Triadic#FF74FF, #FFFF74
Split complementary#FF74B9, #FFB974
Tetradic#B974FF, #FF7474, #B9FF74
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G255
B255
Red116 (45.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 74 · G FF · B FF
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