Colour

#91C5CD

#91C5CD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#91C5CD is a cyan with RGB values 145, 197, 205 and HSL 188°, 38%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#91C5CD#91C5CD

HEX#91C5CD

RGBrgb(145, 197, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.7725, 0.8039

RGB percentages56.9%, 77.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(188, 37.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188, 29.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK29.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,553,357

CSS custom property--colour: #91C5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#6E3A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B9CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7DCAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.8 Powder blue · ΔE 10 Sky blue · ΔE 12.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD9991

Analogous#91CDB7, #91A7CD

Triadic#CD91C5, #C5CD91

Split complementary#CD91A7, #CDB791

Tetradic#B791CD, #CD9991, #A7CD91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFCFD

Lighter +20%#D7EAED

Lighter +10%#B4D7DD

Darker −10%#6EB3BD

Darker −20%#4D9EAB

Darker −30%#3E7E87

Darker −40%#2E5D64

More saturated +25%#7DD4E1

Less saturated −25%#A5B6B9

Channel breakdown

R145

G197

B205

Red145 (56.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue188°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G C5 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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