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Recognised as Colour

#75C9C4

  • #75C9C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#75C9C4 is a cyan with RGB values 117, 201, 196 and HSL 176°, 44%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#75C9C4#75C9C4
HEX#75C9C4
RGBrgb(117, 201, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7882, 0.7686
RGB percentages45.9%, 78.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(176.4, 43.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.4, 41.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK41.8%, 0%, 2.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,719,364
CSS custom property--colour: #75C9C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8A363B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C1C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B6C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#50CDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9757A
Analogous#75C99A, #75A4C9
Triadic#C475C9, #C9C475
Split complementary#C975A4, #C99A75
Tetradic#9A75C9, #C9757A, #A4C975

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F4F3
Lighter +20%#BEE6E3
Lighter +10%#9AD7D4
Darker −10%#50BBB4
Darker −20%#3D9B96
Darker −30%#2E7772
Darker −40%#20524F
More saturated +25%#5DE1D9
Less saturated −25%#8DB1AF

Channel breakdown

R117
G201
B196
Red117 (45.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue176.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 75 · G C9 · B C4

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