Recognised as Colour

#76AEC0

#76AEC0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#76AEC0 is a cyan with RGB values 118, 174, 192 and HSL 195°, 37%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76AEC0#76AEC0

HEX#76AEC0

RGBrgb(118, 174, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6824, 0.7529

RGB percentages46.3%, 68.2%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(194.6, 37%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 38.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK38.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,777,984

CSS custom property--colour: #76AEC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#89513F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3ABC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A2C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#59B4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8 Sky blue · ΔE 12.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2 Light blue · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C08876

Analogous#76C0AD, #7689C0

Triadic#C076AE, #AEC076

Split complementary#C07689, #C0AD76

Tetradic#AD76C0, #C08876, #89C076

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFECF0

Lighter +20%#BCD7E0

Lighter +10%#99C3D0

Darker −10%#5399B0

Darker −20%#427C8E

Darker −30%#315D6C

Darker −40%#213F49

More saturated +25%#5DBBD9

Less saturated −25%#8FA1A7

Channel breakdown

R118

G174

B192

Red118 (46.3%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue194.59°

Saturation (HSL)37%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G AE · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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