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Recognised as Colour

#7AA2A2

  • #7AA2A2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7AA2A2 is a cyan with RGB values 122, 162, 162 and HSL 180°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7AA2A2#7AA2A2
HEX#7AA2A2
RGBrgb(122, 162, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6353, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.8%, 63.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(180, 17.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 24.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK24.7%, 0%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,037,026
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA2A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#855D5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9598A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6DA5A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27A7A
Analogous#7AA28E, #7A8EA2
Triadic#A27AA2, #A2A27A
Split complementary#A27A8E, #A28E7A
Tetradic#8E7AA2, #A27A7A, #8EA27A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6F6
Lighter +30%#D4E1E1
Lighter +20%#B6CCCC
Lighter +10%#98B7B7
Darker −10%#608989
Darker −20%#4B6B6B
Darker −30%#364D4D
Darker −40%#212F2F
More saturated +25%#5EBEBE
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R122
G162
B162
Red122 (47.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A2 · B A2

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