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Recognised as Colour

#97BFB5

  • #97BFB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97BFB5 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 191, 181 and HSL 165°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97BFB5#97BFB5
HEX#97BFB5
RGBrgb(151, 191, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.749, 0.7098
RGB percentages59.2%, 74.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(165, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 5.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,945,013
CSS custom property--colour: #97BFB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#68404A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBAB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B4B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF97A1
Analogous#97BFA1, #97B5BF
Triadic#B597BF, #BFB597
Split complementary#BF97B5, #BFA197
Tetradic#A197BF, #BF97A1, #B5BF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9F8
Lighter +20%#D6E6E2
Lighter +10%#B7D2CB
Darker −10%#77AC9F
Darker −20%#5B9586
Darker −30%#48756A
Darker −40%#35554D
More saturated +25%#82D4C0
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R151
G191
B181
Red151 (59.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BF · B B5

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