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Recognised as Colour

#97C6BF

  • #97C6BF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97C6BF is a cyan with RGB values 151, 198, 191 and HSL 171°, 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

#97C6BF#97C6BF
HEX#97C6BF
RGBrgb(151, 198, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7765, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 77.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(171.1, 29.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 23.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 3.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,946,815
CSS custom property--colour: #97C6BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#683940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C1BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BAC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#89C8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 13.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6979E
Analogous#97C6A7, #97B6C6
Triadic#BF97C6, #C6BF97
Split complementary#C697B6, #C6A797
Tetradic#A797C6, #C6979E, #B6C697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFC
Lighter +20%#D9EAE8
Lighter +10%#B8D8D3
Darker −10%#76B4AB
Darker −20%#57A095
Darker −30%#457F76
Darker −40%#335E57
More saturated +25%#83DACD
Less saturated −25%#ABB2B1

Channel breakdown

R151
G198
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue171.06°
Saturation (HSL)29.19%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G C6 · B BF

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