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Recognised as Colour

#97C6BE

  • #97C6BE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97C6BE is a cyan with RGB values 151, 198, 190 and HSL 170°, 29%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97C6BE#97C6BE
HEX#97C6BE
RGBrgb(151, 198, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7765, 0.7451
RGB percentages59.2%, 77.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(169.8, 29.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 23.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,946,814
CSS custom property--colour: #97C6BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#683941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 14.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 17.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6979F
Analogous#97C6A7, #97B7C6
Triadic#BE97C6, #C6BE97
Split complementary#C697B7, #C6A697
Tetradic#A697C6, #C6979F, #B7C697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFC
Lighter +20%#D9EAE7
Lighter +10%#B8D8D3
Darker −10%#76B4A9
Darker −20%#57A093
Darker −30%#457F75
Darker −40%#335E56
More saturated +25%#83DACB
Less saturated −25%#ABB2B1

Channel breakdown

R151
G198
B190
Red151 (59.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue169.79°
Saturation (HSL)29.19%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G C6 · B BE

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