Recognised as Colour
#76A8A2
- #76A8A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#76A8A2 is a cyan with RGB values 118, 168, 162 and HSL 173°, 22%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#76A8A2#76A8A2
HEX#76A8A2
RGBrgb(118, 168, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6588, 0.6353
RGB percentages46.3%, 65.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(172.8, 22.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.8, 29.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 0%, 3.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,776,418
CSS custom property--colour: #76A8A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#89575D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8767C
Analogous#76A889, #7695A8
Triadic#A276A8, #A8A276
Split complementary#A87695, #A88976
Tetradic#8976A8, #A8767C, #95A876
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R118
G168
B162
Red118 (46.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue172.8°
Saturation (HSL)22.32%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 76 · G A8 · B A2
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