Colour

#76999F

#76999F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#76999F is a cyan with RGB values 118, 153, 159 and HSL 189°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76999F#76999F

HEX#76999F

RGBrgb(118, 153, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6, 0.6235

RGB percentages46.3%, 60%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(188.8, 17.6%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 25.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK25.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,772,575

CSS custom property--colour: #76999F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#896660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93969Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C919Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#699C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Gray · ΔE 14.7 Dark grey · ΔE 15.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9F7C76

Analogous#769F91, #76859F

Triadic#9F7699, #999F76

Split complementary#9F7685, #9F9176

Tetradic#91769F, #9F7C76, #859F76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF2F3

Lighter +30%#D0DCDE

Lighter +20%#B2C6C9

Lighter +10%#94AFB4

Darker −10%#5D7F85

Darker −20%#486267

Darker −30%#334649

Darker −40%#1E292B

More saturated +25%#59AEBC

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R118

G153

B159

Red118 (46.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue188.78°

Saturation (HSL)17.6%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 99 · B 9F

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