Colour

#93BCB5

#93BCB5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#93BCB5 is a cyan with RGB values 147, 188, 181 and HSL 170°, 23%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#93BCB5#93BCB5

HEX#93BCB5

RGBrgb(147, 188, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.7373, 0.7098

RGB percentages57.6%, 73.7%, 71%

HSLhsl(169.8, 23.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 21.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK21.8%, 0%, 3.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,682,101

CSS custom property--colour: #93BCB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#6C434A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B7B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B1B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#88BEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4 Powder blue · ΔE 14.7 Light blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.6 Silver · ΔE 15.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC939A

Analogous#93BCA1, #93AFBC

Triadic#B593BC, #BCB593

Split complementary#BC93AF, #BCA193

Tetradic#A193BC, #BC939A, #AFBC93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F7F6

Lighter +20%#D2E3E0

Lighter +10%#B2D0CB

Darker −10%#74A89F

Darker −20%#599086

Darker −30%#467069

Darker −40%#32514C

More saturated +25%#7DD2C3

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R147

G188

B181

Red147 (57.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue169.76°

Saturation (HSL)23.43%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 93 · G BC · B B5

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Colour values

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