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Colour

#7CAFAF

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

#7CAFAF is a cyan with RGB values 124, 175, 175 and HSL 180°, 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

#7CAFAF#7CAFAF
HEX#7CAFAF
RGBrgb(124, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(180, 24.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 29.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,439
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#835050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AAAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA3AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6AB2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.8Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 17.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7C7C
Analogous#7CAF96, #7C96AF
Triadic#AF7CAF, #AFAF7C
Split complementary#AF7C96, #AF967C
Tetradic#967CAF, #AF7C7C, #96AF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFC
Lighter +30%#DBE9E9
Lighter +20%#BBD6D6
Lighter +10%#9CC2C2
Darker −10%#5E9A9A
Darker −20%#4B7A7A
Darker −30%#375B5B
Darker −40%#243B3B
More saturated +25%#62C9C9
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R124
G175
B175
Red124 (48.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)24.17%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AF · B AF

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