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Recognised as Colour

#96CACA

  • #96CACA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#96CACA is a cyan with RGB values 150, 202, 202 and HSL 180°, 33%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#96CACA#96CACA
HEX#96CACA
RGBrgb(150, 202, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7922, 0.7922
RGB percentages58.8%, 79.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(180, 32.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,882,314
CSS custom property--colour: #96CACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#693535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C5CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BDCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#84CDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 10.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 16Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9696
Analogous#96CAB0, #96B0CA
Triadic#CA96CA, #CACA96
Split complementary#CA96B0, #CAB096
Tetradic#B096CA, #CA9696, #B0CA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFD
Lighter +20%#DAECEC
Lighter +10%#B8DBDB
Darker −10%#74B9B9
Darker −20%#54A6A6
Darker −30%#438484
Darker −40%#326262
More saturated +25%#82DEDE
Less saturated −25%#AAB6B6

Channel breakdown

R150
G202
B202
Red150 (58.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)32.91%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 96 · G CA · B CA

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