Colour

#90BDBD

#90BDBD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#90BDBD is a cyan with RGB values 144, 189, 189 and HSL 180°, 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 Light blue.

Colour values

#90BDBD#90BDBD

HEX#90BDBD

RGBrgb(144, 189, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7412, 0.7412

RGB percentages56.5%, 74.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(180, 25.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 23.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK23.8%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,485,757

CSS custom property--colour: #90BDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#6F4242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7B9BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB2BDno 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 5.9 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 text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.8 Powder blue · ΔE 13 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6 Silver · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD9090

Analogous#90BDA7, #90A7BD

Triadic#BD90BD, #BDBD90

Split complementary#BD90A7, #BDA790

Tetradic#A790BD, #BD9090, #A7BD90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F6F6

Lighter +20%#D0E3E3

Lighter +10%#B0D0D0

Darker −10%#70AAAA

Darker −20%#569191

Darker −30%#437171

Darker −40%#305151

More saturated +25%#7AD3D3

Less saturated −25%#A6A7A7

Channel breakdown

R144

G189

B189

Red144 (56.5%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)25.42%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 90 · G BD · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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