Colour

#76BCB6

#76BCB6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#76BCB6 is a cyan with RGB values 118, 188, 182 and HSL 175°, 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

#76BCB6#76BCB6

HEX#76BCB6

RGBrgb(118, 188, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.7373, 0.7137

RGB percentages46.3%, 73.7%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(174.9, 34.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.9, 37.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK37.2%, 0%, 3.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,781,558

CSS custom property--colour: #76BCB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#894349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5B5B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8ACB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5BBFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Light blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC767C

Analogous#76BC93, #769FBC

Triadic#B676BC, #BCB676

Split complementary#BC769F, #BC9376

Tetradic#9376BC, #BC767C, #9FBC76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEEED

Lighter +20%#BBDEDB

Lighter +10%#98CDC8

Darker −10%#54ABA4

Darker −20%#438983

Darker −30%#326762

Darker −40%#224542

More saturated +25%#5DD6CB

Less saturated −25%#90A3A1

Channel breakdown

R118

G188

B182

Red118 (46.3%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue174.86°

Saturation (HSL)34.31%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 76 · G BC · B B6

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