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Recognised as Colour

#84BBAD

  • #84BBAD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#84BBAD is a cyan with RGB values 132, 187, 173 and HSL 165°, 29%, 63%. 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

#84BBAD#84BBAD
HEX#84BBAD
RGBrgb(132, 187, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7333, 0.6784
RGB percentages51.8%, 73.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(164.7, 28.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 29.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 7.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,698,797
CSS custom property--colour: #84BBAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#7B4452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADADAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#75BDB7no 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 text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1Light seagreen · ΔE 19.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8492
Analogous#84BB92, #84ADBB
Triadic#AD84BB, #BBAD84
Split complementary#BB84AD, #BB9284
Tetradic#9284BB, #BB8492, #ADBB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F1EF
Lighter +20%#C6DFD9
Lighter +10%#A5CDC3
Darker −10%#63A997
Darker −20%#4D8C7C
Darker −30%#3B6B5F
Darker −40%#294A42
More saturated +25%#6CD3B9
Less saturated −25%#9CA3A1

Channel breakdown

R132
G187
B173
Red132 (51.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue164.73°
Saturation (HSL)28.8%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 84 · G BB · B AD

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