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Recognised as Colour

#76BFBE

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

#76BFBE is a cyan with RGB values 118, 191, 190 and HSL 179°, 36%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#76BFBE#76BFBE
HEX#76BFBE
RGBrgb(118, 191, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.749, 0.7451
RGB percentages46.3%, 74.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(179.2, 36.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 38.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK38.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,782,334
CSS custom property--colour: #76BFBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#894041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AEBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#57C3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7677
Analogous#76BF9A, #769BBF
Triadic#BE76BF, #BFBE76
Split complementary#BF769B, #BF9A76
Tetradic#9A76BF, #BF7677, #9BBF76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF0EF
Lighter +20%#BCDFDF
Lighter +10%#99CFCE
Darker −10%#53AFAE
Darker −20%#428D8C
Darker −30%#326A6A
Darker −40%#214847
More saturated +25%#5DD8D6
Less saturated −25%#8FA6A6

Channel breakdown

R118
G191
B190
Red118 (46.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue179.18°
Saturation (HSL)36.32%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 76 · G BF · B BE

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