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Recognised as Colour

#7EA1A6

  • #7EA1A6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7EA1A6 is a cyan with RGB values 126, 161, 166 and HSL 188°, 18%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7EA1A6#7EA1A6
HEX#7EA1A6
RGBrgb(126, 161, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6314, 0.651
RGB percentages49.4%, 63.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(187.5, 18.3%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 24.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK24.1%, 3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,298,918
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA1A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#815E59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9498A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71A4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.3Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Gray · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6837E
Analogous#7EA697, #7E8DA6
Triadic#A67EA1, #A1A67E
Split complementary#A67E8D, #A6977E
Tetradic#977EA6, #A6837E, #8DA67E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9F9
Lighter +30%#D9E3E4
Lighter +20%#BACDD0
Lighter +10%#9CB7BB
Darker −10%#62898F
Darker −20%#4E6C70
Darker −30%#394F52
Darker −40%#243234
More saturated +25%#63B5C1
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R126
G161
B166
Red126 (49.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.35%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A1 · B A6

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