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Recognised as Colour

#90BDBC

  • #90BDBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#90BDBC is a cyan with RGB values 144, 189, 188 and HSL 179°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#90BDBC#90BDBC
HEX#90BDBC
RGBrgb(144, 189, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7412, 0.7373
RGB percentages56.5%, 74.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(178.7, 25.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 23.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK23.8%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,485,756
CSS custom property--colour: #90BDBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#6F4243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B8BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#81C0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)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#BD9091
Analogous#90BDA6, #90A7BD
Triadic#BC90BD, #BDBC90
Split complementary#BD90A7, #BDA690
Tetradic#A690BD, #BD9091, #A7BD90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6F6
Lighter +20%#D0E3E3
Lighter +10%#B0D0CF
Darker −10%#70AAA9
Darker −20%#569190
Darker −30%#437170
Darker −40%#305150
More saturated +25%#7AD3D1
Less saturated −25%#A6A7A7

Channel breakdown

R144
G189
B188
Red144 (56.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue178.67°
Saturation (HSL)25.42%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G BD · B BC

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