Recognised as Colour

#7CC8CB

#7CC8CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Powder blue

#7CC8CB is a cyan with RGB values 124, 200, 203 and HSL 182°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#7CC8CB#7CC8CB

HEX#7CC8CB

RGBrgb(124, 200, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7843, 0.7961

RGB percentages48.6%, 78.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(182.3, 43.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.3, 38.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,177,867

CSS custom property--colour: #7CC8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#833734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5ACDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.3 Light blue · ΔE 14.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB7F7C

Analogous#7CCBA6, #7CA1CB

Triadic#CB7CC8, #C8CB7C

Split complementary#CB7CA1, #CBA67C

Tetradic#A67CCB, #CB7F7C, #A1CB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAF6F6

Lighter +20%#C5E7E8

Lighter +10%#A1D7D9

Darker −10%#57B9BD

Darker −20%#409DA1

Darker −30%#317A7D

Darker −40%#235658

More saturated +25%#65DDE2

Less saturated −25%#93B3B4

Channel breakdown

R124

G200

B203

Red124 (48.6%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue182.28°

Saturation (HSL)43.17%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G C8 · B CB

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Colour values

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