Recognised as Colour
#7FAA9E
- #7FAA9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#7FAA9E is a cyan with RGB values 127, 170, 158 and HSL 163°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#7FAA9E#7FAA9E
HEX#7FAA9E
RGBrgb(127, 170, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6667, 0.6196
RGB percentages49.8%, 66.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(163.3, 20.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.3, 25.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,750
CSS custom property--colour: #7FAA9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#805561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA7F8B
Analogous#7FAA89, #7FA0AA
Triadic#9E7FAA, #AA9E7F
Split complementary#AA7FA0, #AA897F
Tetradic#897FAA, #AA7F8B, #A0AA7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R127
G170
B158
Red127 (49.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue163.26°
Saturation (HSL)20.19%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7F · G AA · B 9E
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