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Recognised as Colour

#7CB3AB

  • #7CB3AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CB3AB is a cyan with RGB values 124, 179, 171 and HSL 171°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7CB3AB#7CB3AB
HEX#7CB3AB
RGBrgb(124, 179, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.702, 0.6706
RGB percentages48.6%, 70.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(171.3, 26.6%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 30.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK30.7%, 0%, 4.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,172,459
CSS custom property--colour: #7CB3AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#834C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEADABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A6ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.7Powder blue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 19.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B37C84
Analogous#7CB38F, #7CA0B3
Triadic#AB7CB3, #B3AB7C
Split complementary#B37CA0, #B3907C
Tetradic#907CB3, #B37C84, #A0B37C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#DDEBE9
Lighter +20%#BDD8D4
Lighter +10%#9CC6C0
Darker −10%#5D9F96
Darker −20%#4A7F77
Darker −30%#375F59
Darker −40%#243F3B
More saturated +25%#62CDBD
Less saturated −25%#969999

Channel breakdown

R124
G179
B171
Red124 (48.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue171.27°
Saturation (HSL)26.57%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7C · G B3 · B AB

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