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Recognised as Colour

#7CAAB9

  • #7CAAB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CAAB9 is a cyan with RGB values 124, 170, 185 and HSL 195°, 30%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7CAAB9#7CAAB9
HEX#7CAAB9
RGBrgb(124, 170, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6667, 0.7255
RGB percentages48.6%, 66.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(194.8, 30.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 33%, 72.5%)
CMYK33%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,170,169
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAAB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#835546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A7BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A0B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#67AFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98B7C
Analogous#7CB9A9, #7C8CB9
Triadic#B97CAA, #AAB97C
Split complementary#B97C8C, #B9AA7C
Tetradic#A97CB9, #B98B7C, #8BB97C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EBEE
Lighter +20%#BED5DD
Lighter +10%#9DC0CB
Darker −10%#5B94A7
Darker −20%#487787
Darker −30%#365A66
Darker −40%#253D44
More saturated +25%#63B7D2
Less saturated −25%#959DA0

Channel breakdown

R124
G170
B185
Red124 (48.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue194.75°
Saturation (HSL)30.35%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AA · B B9

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