Recognised as Colour
#759B8A
- #759B8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#759B8A is a cyan with RGB values 117, 155, 138 and HSL 153°, 16%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#759B8A#759B8A
HEX#759B8A
RGBrgb(117, 155, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6078, 0.5412
RGB percentages45.9%, 60.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(153.2, 16%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.2, 24.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 11%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,530
CSS custom property--colour: #759B8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#8A6475
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B7586
Analogous#759B77, #75999B
Triadic#8A759B, #9B8A75
Split complementary#9B7599, #9B7775
Tetradic#77759B, #9B7586, #999B75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G155
B138
Red117 (45.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue153.16°
Saturation (HSL)15.97%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9B · B 8A
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