Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#7CAF9E

  • #7CAF9E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CAF9E is a cyan with RGB values 124, 175, 158 and HSL 160°, 24%, 59%. 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

#7CAF9E#7CAF9E
HEX#7CAF9E
RGBrgb(124, 175, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6863, 0.6196
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(160, 24.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 29.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 9.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,422
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAF9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 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#835061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA89Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A29Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 12.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.2Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Dark cyan · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7C8D
Analogous#7CAF85, #7CA7AF
Triadic#9E7CAF, #AF9E7C
Split complementary#AF7CA7, #AF857C
Tetradic#857CAF, #AF7C8D, #A7AF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFC
Lighter +30%#DBE9E4
Lighter +20%#BBD6CD
Lighter +10%#9CC2B5
Darker −10%#5E9A86
Darker −20%#4B7A6A
Darker −30%#375B4F
Darker −40%#243B33
More saturated +25%#62C9A7
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R124
G175
B158
Red124 (48.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)24.17%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7C · G AF · B 9E

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “7caf9e” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.