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Recognised as Colour

#80BCB2

  • #80BCB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#80BCB2 is a cyan with RGB values 128, 188, 178 and HSL 170°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#80BCB2#80BCB2
HEX#80BCB2
RGBrgb(128, 188, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.7373, 0.698
RGB percentages50.2%, 73.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(170, 30.9%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 31.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK31.9%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,436,914
CSS custom property--colour: #80BCB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7F434D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B5B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACADB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6DBEB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC808A
Analogous#80BC94, #80A8BC
Triadic#B280BC, #BCB280
Split complementary#BC80A8, #BC9480
Tetradic#9480BC, #BC808A, #A8BC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F1EF
Lighter +20%#C3DFDA
Lighter +10%#A1CEC6
Darker −10%#5FAA9E
Darker −20%#4A8C81
Darker −30%#386B62
Darker −40%#274944
More saturated +25%#68D4C2
Less saturated −25%#98A4A2

Channel breakdown

R128
G188
B178
Red128 (50.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)30.93%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 80 · G BC · B B2

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