Recognised as Colour

#7FBCB0

#7FBCB0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#7FBCB0 is a cyan with RGB values 127, 188, 176 and HSL 168°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7FBCB0#7FBCB0

HEX#7FBCB0

RGBrgb(127, 188, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.7373, 0.6902

RGB percentages49.8%, 73.7%, 69%

HSLhsl(168.2, 31.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 32.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK32.4%, 0%, 6.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,371,376

CSS custom property--colour: #7FBCB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#80434F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7B5B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACADB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6CBEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9 Powder blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC7F8B

Analogous#7FBC91, #7FAABC

Triadic#B07FBC, #BCB07F

Split complementary#BC7FAA, #BC917F

Tetradic#917FBC, #BC7F8B, #AABC7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3F1EE

Lighter +20%#C2DFD9

Lighter +10%#A0CEC5

Darker −10%#5EAA9B

Darker −20%#498C7F

Darker −30%#386A60

Darker −40%#264942

More saturated +25%#67D4BF

Less saturated −25%#97A4A1

Channel breakdown

R127

G188

B176

Red127 (49.8%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue168.2°

Saturation (HSL)31.28%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7F · G BC · B B0

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Colour values

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