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Colour

#80B3B3

  • #80B3B3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#80B3B3 is a cyan with RGB values 128, 179, 179 and HSL 180°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#80B3B3#80B3B3
HEX#80B3B3
RGBrgb(128, 179, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.702, 0.702
RGB percentages50.2%, 70.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(180, 25.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 28.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 0%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,434,611
CSS custom property--colour: #80B3B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7F4C4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACAEB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A7B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6EB6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 16.6Powder blue · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.7Silver · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B38080
Analogous#80B39A, #809AB3
Triadic#B380B3, #B3B380
Split complementary#B3809A, #B39A80
Tetradic#9A80B3, #B38080, #9AB380

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0ECEC
Lighter +20%#C0D9D9
Lighter +10%#A0C6C6
Darker −10%#60A0A0
Darker −20%#4D8080
Darker −30%#3A6060
Darker −40%#274040
More saturated +25%#67CCCC
Less saturated −25%#999A9A

Channel breakdown

R128
G179
B179
Red128 (50.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)25.12%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 80 · G B3 · B B3

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