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Recognised as Colour

#77AFAF

  • #77AFAF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#77AFAF is a cyan with RGB values 119, 175, 175 and HSL 180°, 26%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77AFAF#77AFAF
HEX#77AFAF
RGBrgb(119, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages46.7%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(180, 25.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 32%, 68.6%)
CMYK32%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,843,759
CSS custom property--colour: #77AFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#885050

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A8AAAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA2B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#62B2AFno 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 text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#AF7777
Analogous#77AF93, #7793AF
Triadic#AF77AF, #AFAF77
Split complementary#AF7793, #AF9377
Tetradic#9377AF, #AF7777, #93AF77

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F7FBFB
Lighter +30%#D7E8E8
Lighter +20%#B7D5D5
Lighter +10%#97C2C2
Darker −10%#5A9999
Darker −20%#477979
Darker −30%#345959
Darker −40%#213939
More saturated +25%#5CCACA
Less saturated −25%#929494

Channel breakdown

R119
G175
B175
Red119 (46.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AF · B AF

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