Recognised as Colour

#75AAC0

#75AAC0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#75AAC0 is a cyan with RGB values 117, 170, 192 and HSL 198°, 37%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75AAC0#75AAC0

HEX#75AAC0

RGBrgb(117, 170, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6667, 0.7529

RGB percentages45.9%, 66.7%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(197.6, 37.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 39.1%, 75.3%)

CMYK39.1%, 11.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,711,424

CSS custom property--colour: #75AAC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#8A553F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EA7C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#939FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#58B1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Light blue · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C08B75

Analogous#75C0B1, #7584C0

Triadic#C075AA, #AAC075

Split complementary#C07584, #C0B175

Tetradic#B175C0, #C08B75, #84C075

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEEBF0

Lighter +20%#BBD5E0

Lighter +10%#98C0D0

Darker −10%#5294B0

Darker −20%#41778E

Darker −30%#315A6B

Darker −40%#213D48

More saturated +25%#5CB4D9

Less saturated −25%#8EA0A7

Channel breakdown

R117

G170

B192

Red117 (45.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue197.6°

Saturation (HSL)37.31%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G AA · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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