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Recognised as Colour

#7AACBF

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

#7AACBF is a cyan with RGB values 122, 172, 191 and HSL 197°, 35%, 61%. 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

#7AACBF#7AACBF
HEX#7AACBF
RGBrgb(122, 172, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6745, 0.749
RGB percentages47.8%, 67.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(196.5, 35%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 36.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK36.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,039,615
CSS custom property--colour: #7AACBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#855340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A9C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A1BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#61B2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8D7A
Analogous#7ABFAF, #7A8ABF
Triadic#BF7AAC, #ACBF7A
Split complementary#BF7A8A, #BFB07A
Tetradic#AF7ABF, #BF8D7A, #8ABF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1ECF1
Lighter +20%#BFD7E0
Lighter +10%#9CC1D0
Darker −10%#5897AE
Darker −20%#457A8E
Darker −30%#345D6C
Darker −40%#233F4A
More saturated +25%#61B7D8
Less saturated −25%#93A1A6

Channel breakdown

R122
G172
B191
Red122 (47.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue196.52°
Saturation (HSL)35.03%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G AC · B BF

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