Colour

#93BDB9

#93BDB9
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Powder blue

#93BDB9 is a cyan with RGB values 147, 189, 185 and HSL 174°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#93BDB9

RGBrgb(147, 189, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.7412, 0.7255

RGB percentages57.6%, 74.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(174.3, 24.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 22.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK22.2%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,682,361

CSS custom property--colour: #93BDB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#6C4246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B8B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B2BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#87BFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2 Silver · ΔE 15.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD9397

Analogous#93BDA4, #93ACBD

Triadic#B993BD, #BDB993

Split complementary#BD93AC, #BDA493

Tetradic#A493BD, #BD9397, #ACBD93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F7F7

Lighter +20%#D2E4E2

Lighter +10%#B3D0CE

Darker −10%#73AAA4

Darker −20%#59918C

Darker −30%#45726D

Darker −40%#32524F

More saturated +25%#7DD3CB

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R147

G189

B185

Red147 (57.6%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue174.29°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 93 · G BD · B B9

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