Recognised as Colour

#90BEBD

#90BEBD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Powder blue

#90BEBD is a cyan with RGB values 144, 190, 189 and HSL 179°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#90BEBD#90BEBD

HEX#90BEBD

RGBrgb(144, 190, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7451, 0.7412

RGB percentages56.5%, 74.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(178.7, 26.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 24.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK24.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,486,013

CSS custom property--colour: #90BEBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#6F4142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B9BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#81C1BEno 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 text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.9 Light blue · ΔE 13 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Silver · ΔE 16.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE9091

Analogous#90BEA6, #90A8BE

Triadic#BD90BE, #BEBD90

Split complementary#BE90A8, #BEA690

Tetradic#A690BE, #BE9091, #A8BE90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F7F6

Lighter +20%#D0E4E3

Lighter +10%#B0D1D0

Darker −10%#70ABAA

Darker −20%#569291

Darker −30%#437271

Darker −40%#305251

More saturated +25%#7AD4D2

Less saturated −25%#A6A8A8

Channel breakdown

R144

G190

B189

Red144 (56.5%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue178.7°

Saturation (HSL)26.14%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 90 · G BE · B BD

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