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Recognised as Colour

#75BFB9

  • #75BFB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#75BFB9 is a cyan with RGB values 117, 191, 185 and HSL 175°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75BFB9#75BFB9
HEX#75BFB9
RGBrgb(117, 191, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.749, 0.7255
RGB percentages45.9%, 74.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(175.1, 36.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 38.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK38.7%, 0%, 3.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,716,793
CSS custom property--colour: #75BFB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8A4046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B8B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAEBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#58C3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light seagreen · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF757B
Analogous#75BF94, #75A0BF
Triadic#B975BF, #BFB975
Split complementary#BF75A0, #BF9475
Tetradic#9475BF, #BF757B, #A0BF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEFEE
Lighter +20%#BBDFDC
Lighter +10%#98CFCB
Darker −10%#52AFA7
Darker −20%#418D87
Darker −30%#316A65
Darker −40%#214744
More saturated +25%#5CD8CE
Less saturated −25%#8EA6A4

Channel breakdown

R117
G191
B185
Red117 (45.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue175.14°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 75 · G BF · B B9

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