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Recognised as Colour

#89C6BF

  • #89C6BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#89C6BF is a cyan with RGB values 137, 198, 191 and HSL 173°, 35%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#89C6BF#89C6BF
HEX#89C6BF
RGBrgb(137, 198, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7765, 0.749
RGB percentages53.7%, 77.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(173.1, 34.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 30.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK30.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,029,311
CSS custom property--colour: #89C6BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#763940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C0BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B7C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#75C9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68990
Analogous#89C6A1, #89AFC6
Triadic#BF89C6, #C6BF89
Split complementary#C689AE, #C6A189
Tetradic#A189C6, #C68990, #AFC689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F8F7
Lighter +20%#CEE7E4
Lighter +10%#ABD7D2
Darker −10%#67B5AC
Darker −20%#4C9D94
Darker −30%#3B7B73
Darker −40%#2B5853
More saturated +25%#73DCD0
Less saturated −25%#9FB0AE

Channel breakdown

R137
G198
B191
Red137 (53.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue173.11°
Saturation (HSL)34.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G C6 · B BF

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