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Recognised as Colour

#7EBBB2

  • #7EBBB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7EBBB2 is a cyan with RGB values 126, 187, 178 and HSL 171°, 31%, 61%. 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

#7EBBB2#7EBBB2
HEX#7EBBB2
RGBrgb(126, 187, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7333, 0.698
RGB percentages49.4%, 73.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(171.1, 31%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 32.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK32.6%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,305,586
CSS custom property--colour: #7EBBB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#81444D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B4B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAACB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6ABEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Powder blue · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7E87
Analogous#7EBB94, #7EA5BB
Triadic#B27EBB, #BBB27E
Split complementary#BB7EA5, #BB947E
Tetradic#947EBB, #BB7E87, #A5BB7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F0EE
Lighter +20%#C1DEDA
Lighter +10%#9FCDC6
Darker −10%#5DA99E
Darker −20%#498A81
Darker −30%#376961
Darker −40%#264742
More saturated +25%#65D4C3
Less saturated −25%#97A2A1

Channel breakdown

R126
G187
B178
Red126 (49.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue171.15°
Saturation (HSL)30.96%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7E · G BB · B B2

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