Recognised as Colour

#758C97

#758C97
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#758C97 is a cyan with RGB values 117, 140, 151 and HSL 199°, 14%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#758C97#758C97

HEX#758C97

RGBrgb(117, 140, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.549, 0.5922

RGB percentages45.9%, 54.9%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(199.4, 14%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 22.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK22.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,703,703

CSS custom property--colour: #758C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#8A7368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#818797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6B8F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.3 Slate grey · ΔE 5.7 Gray · ΔE 10.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#978075

Analogous#759791, #757B97

Triadic#97758C, #8C9775

Split complementary#97757B, #979175

Tetradic#917597, #978075, #7B9775

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EDEF

Lighter +30%#CCD5D9

Lighter +20%#AFBCC3

Lighter +10%#92A4AD

Darker −10%#5D727C

Darker −20%#47575F

Darker −30%#313C42

Darker −40%#1C2224

More saturated +25%#5797B5

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R117

G140

B151

Red117 (45.9%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue199.41°

Saturation (HSL)14.05%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 8C · B 97

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