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Recognised as Colour

#75B2BE

  • #75B2BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#75B2BE is a cyan with RGB values 117, 178, 190 and HSL 190°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75B2BE#75B2BE
HEX#75B2BE
RGBrgb(117, 178, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.698, 0.7451
RGB percentages45.9%, 69.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(189.9, 36%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 38.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK38.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,713,470
CSS custom property--colour: #75B2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8A4D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AEBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA4BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58B8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8175
Analogous#75BEA5, #758EBE
Triadic#BE75B2, #B2BE75
Split complementary#BE758E, #BEA575
Tetradic#A575BE, #BE8175, #8DBE75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDECEF
Lighter +20%#BAD9DF
Lighter +10%#98C5CE
Darker −10%#529FAE
Darker −20%#427F8B
Darker −30%#316069
Darker −40%#214046
More saturated +25%#5CC3D7
Less saturated −25%#8EA1A5

Channel breakdown

R117
G178
B190
Red117 (45.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue189.86°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G B2 · B BE

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