Recognised as Colour

#7FAB99

#7FAB99
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#7FAB99 is a cyan with RGB values 127, 171, 153 and HSL 155°, 21%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7FAB99#7FAB99

HEX#7FAB99

RGBrgb(127, 171, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6706, 0.6

RGB percentages49.8%, 67.1%, 60%

HSLhsl(155.5, 20.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.5, 25.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK25.7%, 0%, 10.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,367,001

CSS custom property--colour: #7FAB99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#805466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19F9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#75ABA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.6 Dark grey · ΔE 19.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.1 Silver · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB7F91

Analogous#7FAB83, #7FA7AB

Triadic#997FAB, #AB997F

Split complementary#AB7FA7, #AB837F

Tetradic#837FAB, #AB7F91, #A7AB7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFCFB

Lighter +30%#DBE8E3

Lighter +20%#BDD3CA

Lighter +10%#9EBFB2

Darker −10%#629580

Darker −20%#4E7666

Darker −30%#39584B

Darker −40%#253931

More saturated +25%#64C59E

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R127

G171

B153

Red127 (49.8%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue155.45°

Saturation (HSL)20.75%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7F · G AB · B 99

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