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Recognised as Colour

#89CEC5

  • #89CEC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#89CEC5 is a cyan with RGB values 137, 206, 197 and HSL 172°, 41%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#89CEC5#89CEC5
HEX#89CEC5
RGBrgb(137, 206, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.8078, 0.7725
RGB percentages53.7%, 80.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(172.2, 41.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 33.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 4.4%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,031,365
CSS custom property--colour: #89CEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#76313A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBDC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#72D1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8992
Analogous#89CEA3, #89B5CE
Triadic#C589CE, #CEC589
Split complementary#CE89B5, #CEA389
Tetradic#A389CE, #CE8992, #B5CE89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBFA
Lighter +20%#D1ECE8
Lighter +10%#ADDDD7
Darker −10%#65BFB3
Darker −20%#47AA9D
Darker −30%#38867C
Darker −40%#29625B
More saturated +25%#74E3D4
Less saturated −25%#9EB9B6

Channel breakdown

R137
G206
B197
Red137 (53.7%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)41.32%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G CE · B C5

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