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Recognised as Colour

#97BFBB

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

#97BFBB is a cyan with RGB values 151, 191, 187 and HSL 174°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97BFBB#97BFBB
HEX#97BFBB
RGBrgb(151, 191, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.749, 0.7333
RGB percentages59.2%, 74.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(174, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,945,019
CSS custom property--colour: #97BFBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#684044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABBBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B5BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC1BEno 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 text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 14.7Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF979B
Analogous#97BFA7, #97AFBF
Triadic#BB97BF, #BFBB97
Split complementary#BF97AF, #BFA797
Tetradic#A797BF, #BF979B, #AFBF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9F9
Lighter +20%#D6E6E4
Lighter +10%#B7D2D0
Darker −10%#77ACA6
Darker −20%#5B958F
Darker −30%#487571
Darker −40%#355552
More saturated +25%#82D4CC
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R151
G191
B187
Red151 (59.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue174°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BF · B BB

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