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Recognised as Colour

#97C8BF

  • #97C8BF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97C8BF is a cyan with RGB values 151, 200, 191 and HSL 169°, 31%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97C8BF#97C8BF
HEX#97C8BF
RGBrgb(151, 200, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7843, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 78.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(169, 30.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169, 24.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,947,327
CSS custom property--colour: #97C8BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#683740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C2BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABBC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89CAC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 17.9Light grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C897A0
Analogous#97C8A7, #97B9C8
Triadic#BF97C8, #C8BF97
Split complementary#C897B9, #C8A797
Tetradic#A797C8, #C897A0, #B9C897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFD
Lighter +20%#DAEBE8
Lighter +10%#B8DAD4
Darker −10%#76B6AA
Darker −20%#56A395
Darker −30%#448276
Darker −40%#336058
More saturated +25%#83DCCC
Less saturated −25%#ABB4B2

Channel breakdown

R151
G200
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue168.98°
Saturation (HSL)30.82%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G C8 · B BF

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