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Colour

#75ADBF

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

#75ADBF is a cyan with RGB values 117, 173, 191 and HSL 195°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75ADBF#75ADBF
HEX#75ADBF
RGBrgb(117, 173, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6784, 0.749
RGB percentages45.9%, 67.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(194.6, 36.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 38.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK38.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,712,191
CSS custom property--colour: #75ADBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8A5240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AAC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A1BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58B3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8775
Analogous#75BFAC, #7588BF
Triadic#BF75AD, #ADBF75
Split complementary#BF7588, #BFAC75
Tetradic#AC75BF, #BF8775, #88BF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEBEF
Lighter +20%#BBD6DF
Lighter +10%#98C2CF
Darker −10%#5298AF
Darker −20%#417A8D
Darker −30%#315C6A
Darker −40%#213E47
More saturated +25%#5CBAD8
Less saturated −25%#8EA0A6

Channel breakdown

R117
G173
B191
Red117 (45.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue194.59°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AD · B BF

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