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Recognised as Colour

#7CA7AF

  • #7CA7AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CA7AF is a cyan with RGB values 124, 167, 175 and HSL 189°, 24%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7CA7AF#7CA7AF
HEX#7CA7AF
RGBrgb(124, 167, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6549, 0.6863
RGB percentages48.6%, 65.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(189.4, 24.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 29.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK29.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,169,391
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA7AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#835850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#979DAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6BABA9no 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 text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF847C
Analogous#7CAF9D, #7C8EAF
Triadic#AF7CA7, #A7AF7C
Split complementary#AF7C8E, #AF9D7C
Tetradic#9D7CAF, #AF847C, #8EAF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFC
Lighter +30%#DBE7E9
Lighter +20%#BBD2D6
Lighter +10%#9CBCC2
Darker −10%#5E919A
Darker −20%#4B737A
Darker −30%#37555B
Darker −40%#24373B
More saturated +25%#62B9C9
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R124
G167
B175
Red124 (48.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue189.41°
Saturation (HSL)24.17%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A7 · B AF

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