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Recognised as Colour

#7EC2CD

  • #7EC2CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7EC2CD is a cyan with RGB values 126, 194, 205 and HSL 188°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7EC2CD#7EC2CD
HEX#7EC2CD
RGBrgb(126, 194, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7608, 0.8039
RGB percentages49.4%, 76.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(188.4, 44.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 38.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK38.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,307,405
CSS custom property--colour: #7EC2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#813D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BDCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#5EC8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD897E
Analogous#7ECDB1, #7E9ACD
Triadic#CD7EC2, #C2CD7E
Split complementary#CD7E9A, #CDB17E
Tetradic#B17ECD, #CD897E, #9ACD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF6F8
Lighter +20%#C8E5E9
Lighter +10%#A3D3DB
Darker −10%#59B1BF
Darker −20%#4097A5
Darker −30%#327580
Darker −40%#23545C
More saturated +25%#68D2E3
Less saturated −25%#94B2B7

Channel breakdown

R126
G194
B205
Red126 (49.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue188.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G C2 · B CD

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