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Recognised as Colour

#89B2BC

  • #89B2BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#89B2BC is a cyan with RGB values 137, 178, 188 and HSL 192°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#89B2BC#89B2BC
HEX#89B2BC
RGBrgb(137, 178, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.698, 0.7373
RGB percentages53.7%, 69.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(191.8, 27.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 27.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK27.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,024,188
CSS custom property--colour: #89B2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#764D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAAFBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A8BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#79B6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9389
Analogous#89BCAC, #8999BC
Triadic#BC89B2, #B2BC89
Split complementary#BC8998, #BCAC89
Tetradic#AC89BC, #BC9389, #99BC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2F3
Lighter +20%#CADCE1
Lighter +10%#AAC7CE
Darker −10%#689DAA
Darker −20%#51828E
Darker −30%#3E646E
Darker −40%#2C474D
More saturated +25%#72C0D3
Less saturated −25%#A0A4A5

Channel breakdown

R137
G178
B188
Red137 (53.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue191.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.57%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G B2 · B BC

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