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Recognised as Colour

#97C3BF

  • #97C3BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97C3BF is a cyan with RGB values 151, 195, 191 and HSL 175°, 27%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97C3BF#97C3BF
HEX#97C3BF
RGBrgb(151, 195, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7647, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 76.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(174.5, 26.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 22.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,946,047
CSS custom property--colour: #97C3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#683C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEBEBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B8C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC5C2no 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 text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3979B
Analogous#97C3A9, #97B1C3
Triadic#BF97C3, #C3BF97
Split complementary#C397B1, #C3A997
Tetradic#A997C3, #C3979B, #B1C397

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFB
Lighter +20%#D8E8E7
Lighter +10%#B7D6D3
Darker −10%#77B0AB
Darker −20%#599B95
Darker −30%#477A76
Darker −40%#345A57
More saturated +25%#83D8D0
Less saturated −25%#ACAFAE

Channel breakdown

R151
G195
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G C3 · B BF

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