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Recognised as Colour

#90CBC3

  • #90CBC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#90CBC3 is a cyan with RGB values 144, 203, 195 and HSL 172°, 36%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#90CBC3#90CBC3
HEX#90CBC3
RGBrgb(144, 203, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7961, 0.7647
RGB percentages56.5%, 79.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(171.9, 36.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 29.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,489,347
CSS custom property--colour: #90CBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#6F343C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C5C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABCC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7DCEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9098
Analogous#90CBA5, #90B5CB
Triadic#C390CB, #CBC390
Split complementary#CB90B5, #CBA590
Tetradic#A690CB, #CB9098, #B5CB90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFB
Lighter +20%#D5ECE9
Lighter +10%#B3DBD6
Darker −10%#6DBBB0
Darker −20%#4EA79B
Darker −30%#3E847B
Darker −40%#2E615A
More saturated +25%#7CDFD2
Less saturated −25%#A4B7B4

Channel breakdown

R144
G203
B195
Red144 (56.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue171.86°
Saturation (HSL)36.2%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G CB · B C3

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