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Recognised as Colour

#7CA3AC

  • #7CA3AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CA3AC is a cyan with RGB values 124, 163, 172 and HSL 191°, 22%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7CA3AC#7CA3AC
HEX#7CA3AC
RGBrgb(124, 163, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6392, 0.6745
RGB percentages48.6%, 63.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(191.3, 22.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 27.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK27.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,168,364
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA3AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#835C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#949AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA7A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dark grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC857C
Analogous#7CAC9D, #7C8BAC
Triadic#AC7CA3, #A3AC7C
Split complementary#AC7C8B, #AC9D7C
Tetradic#9D7CAC, #AC857C, #8BAC7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFB
Lighter +30%#DAE5E7
Lighter +20%#BACFD4
Lighter +10%#9BB9C0
Darker −10%#5F8C96
Darker −20%#4B6F77
Darker −30%#375258
Darker −40%#243438
More saturated +25%#61B4C7
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R124
G163
B172
Red124 (48.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue191.25°
Saturation (HSL)22.43%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A3 · B AC

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