Colour

#76B2B5

#76B2B5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#76B2B5 is a cyan with RGB values 118, 178, 181 and HSL 183°, 30%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76B2B5#76B2B5

HEX#76B2B5

RGBrgb(118, 178, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.698, 0.7098

RGB percentages46.3%, 69.8%, 71%

HSLhsl(182.9, 29.9%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 34.8%, 71%)

CMYK34.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,778,997

CSS custom property--colour: #76B2B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#894D4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAADB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA4B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5DB6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.7 Light blue · ΔE 17.3 Sky blue · ΔE 17.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Dark grey · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B57976

Analogous#76B599, #7692B5

Triadic#B576B2, #B2B576

Split complementary#B57692, #B59976

Tetradic#9976B5, #B57976, #93B576

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFCFD

Lighter +30%#D9EAEB

Lighter +20%#B8D7D9

Lighter +10%#97C5C7

Darker −10%#579DA1

Darker −20%#457D80

Darker −30%#335D5F

Darker −40%#213C3E

More saturated +25%#5CCACF

Less saturated −25%#909A9B

Channel breakdown

R118

G178

B181

Red118 (46.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue182.86°

Saturation (HSL)29.86%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G B2 · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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