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Recognised as Colour

#96CCC3

  • #96CCC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#96CCC3 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 204, 195 and HSL 170°, 35%, 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

#96CCC3#96CCC3
HEX#96CCC3
RGBrgb(150, 204, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8, 0.7647
RGB percentages58.8%, 80%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(170, 34.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 26.5%, 80%)
CMYK26.5%, 0%, 4.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,882,819
CSS custom property--colour: #96CCC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#69333C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C6C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#86CEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Silver · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC969F
Analogous#96CCA8, #96BACC
Triadic#C396CC, #CCC396
Split complementary#CC96BA, #CCA896
Tetradic#A896CC, #CC969F, #BACC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFE
Lighter +20%#DBEDEA
Lighter +10%#B8DDD7
Darker −10%#74BBAF
Darker −20%#52AA9B
Darker −30%#42877C
Darker −40%#31655C
More saturated +25%#83E0D0
Less saturated −25%#AAB9B6

Channel breakdown

R150
G204
B195
Red150 (58.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G CC · B C3

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