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Colour

#76B3B8

  • #76B3B8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#76B3B8 is a cyan with RGB values 118, 179, 184 and HSL 185°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76B3B8#76B3B8
HEX#76B3B8
RGBrgb(118, 179, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.702, 0.7216
RGB percentages46.3%, 70.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(184.5, 31.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 35.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK35.9%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,779,256
CSS custom property--colour: #76B3B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#894C47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAAEB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA5B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5CB7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Light blue · ΔE 16.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B87B76
Analogous#76B89C, #7692B8
Triadic#B876B3, #B3B876
Split complementary#B87692, #B89C76
Tetradic#9C76B8, #B87B76, #92B876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBEBEC
Lighter +20%#B9D8DB
Lighter +10%#98C6C9
Darker −10%#569FA5
Darker −20%#447F84
Darker −30%#335F62
Darker −40%#213E41
More saturated +25%#5CC9D2
Less saturated −25%#909D9E

Channel breakdown

R118
G179
B184
Red118 (46.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue184.55°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G B3 · B B8

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