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Recognised as Colour

#86CBC3

  • #86CBC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#86CBC3 is a cyan with RGB values 134, 203, 195 and HSL 173°, 40%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#86CBC3#86CBC3
HEX#86CBC3
RGBrgb(134, 203, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7961, 0.7647
RGB percentages52.5%, 79.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(173, 39.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173, 34%, 79.6%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,833,987
CSS custom property--colour: #86CBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#79343C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C4C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BBC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6ECEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB868E
Analogous#86CBA1, #86B1CB
Triadic#C386CB, #CBC386
Split complementary#CB86B1, #CBA186
Tetradic#A086CB, #CB868E, #B1CB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F8
Lighter +20%#CDEAE6
Lighter +10%#AADAD5
Darker −10%#62BCB1
Darker −20%#47A499
Darker −30%#378178
Darker −40%#285D57
More saturated +25%#70E1D4
Less saturated −25%#9CB5B2

Channel breakdown

R134
G203
B195
Red134 (52.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue173.04°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G CB · B C3

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