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Colour

#75B2BF

  • #75B2BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#75B2BF is a cyan with RGB values 117, 178, 191 and HSL 191°, 37%, 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

#75B2BF#75B2BF
HEX#75B2BF
RGBrgb(117, 178, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.698, 0.749
RGB percentages45.9%, 69.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(190.5, 36.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 38.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK38.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,713,471
CSS custom property--colour: #75B2BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8A4D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7AEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA5BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#57B8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 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 text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8275
Analogous#75BFA7, #758DBF
Triadic#BF75B2, #B2BF75
Split complementary#BF758D, #BFA775
Tetradic#A775BF, #BF8275, #8DBF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEECEF
Lighter +20%#BBD9DF
Lighter +10%#98C5CF
Darker −10%#529FAF
Darker −20%#417F8D
Darker −30%#31606A
Darker −40%#214047
More saturated +25%#5CC2D8
Less saturated −25%#8EA2A6

Channel breakdown

R117
G178
B191
Red117 (45.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue190.54°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G B2 · B BF

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