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Recognised as Colour

#76AE9F

  • #76AE9F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#76AE9F is a cyan with RGB values 118, 174, 159 and HSL 164°, 26%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76AE9F#76AE9F
HEX#76AE9F
RGBrgb(118, 174, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6824, 0.6235
RGB percentages46.3%, 68.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(163.9, 25.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.9, 32.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 8.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,777,951
CSS custom property--colour: #76AE9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#895160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA79Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A0A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#66AFA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7685
Analogous#76AE83, #76A1AE
Triadic#9F76AE, #AE9F76
Split complementary#AE76A1, #AE8376
Tetradic#8376AE, #AE7685, #A1AE76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAF9
Lighter +30%#D6E7E2
Lighter +20%#B6D4CC
Lighter +10%#96C1B5
Darker −10%#5A9787
Darker −20%#47776A
Darker −30%#34574E
Darker −40%#213731
More saturated +25%#5BC9AC
Less saturated −25%#919392

Channel breakdown

R118
G174
B159
Red118 (46.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue163.93°
Saturation (HSL)25.69%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 76 · G AE · B 9F

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