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Recognised as Colour

#76BCAF

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

#76BCAF is a cyan with RGB values 118, 188, 175 and HSL 169°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76BCAF#76BCAF
HEX#76BCAF
RGBrgb(118, 188, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7373, 0.6863
RGB percentages46.3%, 73.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(168.9, 34.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 37.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 0%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,781,551
CSS custom property--colour: #76BCAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#894350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B4AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAABB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5EBEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7683
Analogous#76BC8C, #76A6BC
Triadic#AF76BC, #BCAF76
Split complementary#BC76A6, #BC8C76
Tetradic#8C76BC, #BC7683, #A6BC76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEEEB
Lighter +20%#BBDED7
Lighter +10%#98CDC3
Darker −10%#54AB9B
Darker −20%#43897C
Darker −30%#32675D
Darker −40%#22453E
More saturated +25%#5DD6BF
Less saturated −25%#90A39F

Channel breakdown

R118
G188
B175
Red118 (46.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue168.86°
Saturation (HSL)34.31%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 76 · G BC · B AF

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