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Recognised as Colour

#75BCC4

  • #75BCC4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#75BCC4 is a cyan with RGB values 117, 188, 196 and HSL 186°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75BCC4#75BCC4
HEX#75BCC4
RGBrgb(117, 188, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7373, 0.7686
RGB percentages45.9%, 73.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(186.1, 40.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 40.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK40.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,716,036
CSS custom property--colour: #75BCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#8A433B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ACC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#53C1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 15Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47D75
Analogous#75C4A4, #7595C4
Triadic#C475BC, #BCC475
Split complementary#C47595, #C4A475
Tetradic#A475C4, #C47D75, #95C475

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F0F2
Lighter +20%#BCDFE3
Lighter +10%#99CDD3
Darker −10%#51ABB5
Darker −20%#3F8B94
Darker −30%#306A70
Darker −40%#21484C
More saturated +25%#5CD0DD
Less saturated −25%#8EA8AB

Channel breakdown

R117
G188
B196
Red117 (45.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue186.08°
Saturation (HSL)40.1%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G BC · B C4

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