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Recognised as Colour

#75AAAF

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

#75AAAF is a cyan with RGB values 117, 170, 175 and HSL 185°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75AAAF#75AAAF
HEX#75AAAF
RGBrgb(117, 170, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6667, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.9%, 66.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(185.2, 26.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 33.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK33.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,711,407
CSS custom property--colour: #75AAAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8A5550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2A6AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#989EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60AEABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7A75
Analogous#75AF97, #758DAF
Triadic#AF75AA, #AAAF75
Split complementary#AF758D, #AF9775
Tetradic#9775AF, #AF7A75, #8DAF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAFA
Lighter +30%#D6E6E7
Lighter +20%#B6D2D4
Lighter +10%#95BEC2
Darker −10%#589399
Darker −20%#467478
Darker −30%#335558
Darker −40%#203638
More saturated +25%#5AC1CA
Less saturated −25%#909394

Channel breakdown

R117
G170
B175
Red117 (45.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue185.17°
Saturation (HSL)26.61%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AA · B AF

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