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Colour

#7DB9C2

  • #7DB9C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7DB9C2 is a cyan with RGB values 125, 185, 194 and HSL 188°, 36%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7DB9C2#7DB9C2
HEX#7DB9C2
RGBrgb(125, 185, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.7255, 0.7608
RGB percentages49%, 72.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(187.8, 36.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 35.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK35.6%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,239,554
CSS custom property--colour: #7DB9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#82463D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB4C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ABC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#63BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 13.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2867D
Analogous#7DC2A9, #7D97C2
Triadic#C27DB9, #B9C27D
Split complementary#C27D96, #C2A97D
Tetradic#A97DC2, #C2867D, #97C27D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F1F3
Lighter +20%#C2DEE3
Lighter +10%#A0CCD2
Darker −10%#5AA6B2
Darker −20%#458994
Darker −30%#356971
Darker −40%#25494E
More saturated +25%#65CBDA
Less saturated −25%#95A7AA

Channel breakdown

R125
G185
B194
Red125 (49%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G B9 · B C2

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