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Recognised as Colour

#7CAFAB

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

#7CAFAB is a cyan with RGB values 124, 175, 171 and HSL 175°, 24%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7CAFAB#7CAFAB
HEX#7CAFAB
RGBrgb(124, 175, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6863, 0.6706
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(175.3, 24.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.3, 29.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,435
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAFAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#835054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AAABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A3ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.2Dark grey · ΔE 18Light blue · ΔE 19.1Powder blue · ΔE 19.1Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2Silver · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7C80
Analogous#7CAF92, #7C9AAF
Triadic#AB7CAF, #AFAB7C
Split complementary#AF7C9A, #AF927C
Tetradic#927CAF, #AF7C80, #9AAF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFC
Lighter +30%#DBE9E8
Lighter +20%#BBD6D4
Lighter +10%#9CC2BF
Darker −10%#5E9A95
Darker −20%#4B7A77
Darker −30%#375B58
Darker −40%#243B39
More saturated +25%#62C9C1
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R124
G175
B171
Red124 (48.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue175.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.17%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7C · G AF · B AB

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