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Recognised as Colour

#75A3B6

  • #75A3B6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#75A3B6 is a cyan with RGB values 117, 163, 182 and HSL 198°, 31%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75A3B6#75A3B6
HEX#75A3B6
RGBrgb(117, 163, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6392, 0.7137
RGB percentages45.9%, 63.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(197.5, 30.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 35.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK35.7%, 10.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,709,622
CSS custom property--colour: #75A3B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8A5C49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F99B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5EA9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B68875
Analogous#75B6A9, #7583B6
Triadic#B675A3, #A3B675
Split complementary#B67583, #B6A975
Tetradic#A975B6, #B68875, #83B675

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFD
Lighter +30%#D9E6EB
Lighter +20%#B8CFD9
Lighter +10%#96B9C8
Darker −10%#568CA2
Darker −20%#446F81
Darker −30%#33525F
Darker −40%#21363E
More saturated +25%#5BAED0
Less saturated −25%#8F989C

Channel breakdown

R117
G163
B182
Red117 (45.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue197.54°
Saturation (HSL)30.81%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G A3 · B B6

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