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Recognised as Colour

#96CBC9

  • #96CBC9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#96CBC9 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 203, 201 and HSL 178°, 34%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#96CBC9#96CBC9
HEX#96CBC9
RGBrgb(150, 203, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7961, 0.7882
RGB percentages58.8%, 79.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(177.7, 33.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 26.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,882,569
CSS custom property--colour: #96CBC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#693436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C6C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85CECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 11.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9698
Analogous#96CBAF, #96B2CB
Triadic#C996CB, #CBC996
Split complementary#CB96B2, #CBAF96
Tetradic#AF96CB, #CB9698, #B2CB96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFE
Lighter +20%#DAEDEC
Lighter +10%#B8DCDB
Darker −10%#74BAB7
Darker −20%#53A8A5
Darker −30%#428683
Darker −40%#316462
More saturated +25%#82DFDB
Less saturated −25%#AAB7B7

Channel breakdown

R150
G203
B201
Red150 (58.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue177.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.76%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G CB · B C9

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