Colour

#76BABE

#76BABE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#76BABE is a cyan with RGB values 118, 186, 190 and HSL 183°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76BABE#76BABE

HEX#76BABE

RGBrgb(118, 186, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7294, 0.7451

RGB percentages46.3%, 72.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(183.3, 35.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 37.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK37.9%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,781,054

CSS custom property--colour: #76BABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#894541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1B4BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4ABBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#58BFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.3 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light blue · ΔE 15.9 Powder blue · ΔE 16.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE7A76

Analogous#76BE9E, #7696BE

Triadic#BE76BA, #BABE76

Split complementary#BE7696, #BE9E76

Tetradic#9E76BE, #BE7A76, #96BE76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEEEEF

Lighter +20%#BBDDDF

Lighter +10%#99CBCE

Darker −10%#53A9AE

Darker −20%#42888C

Darker −30%#326669

Darker −40%#214447

More saturated +25%#5DD0D7

Less saturated −25%#8FA4A5

Channel breakdown

R118

G186

B190

Red118 (46.3%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue183.33°

Saturation (HSL)35.64%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G BA · B BE

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