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Colour

#97C8C4

  • #97C8C4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97C8C4 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 200, 196 and HSL 175°, 31%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97C8C4#97C8C4
HEX#97C8C4
RGBrgb(151, 200, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7843, 0.7686
RGB percentages59.2%, 78.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(175.1, 30.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 24.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 2%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,947,332
CSS custom property--colour: #97C8C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#68373B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C3C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BCC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#88CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8979B
Analogous#97C8AC, #97B4C8
Triadic#C497C8, #C8C497
Split complementary#C897B4, #C8AC97
Tetradic#AB97C8, #C8979B, #B3C897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFD
Lighter +20%#DAEBEA
Lighter +10%#B8DAD7
Darker −10%#76B6B1
Darker −20%#56A39D
Darker −30%#44827D
Darker −40%#33605C
More saturated +25%#83DCD5
Less saturated −25%#ABB4B3

Channel breakdown

R151
G200
B196
Red151 (59.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue175.1°
Saturation (HSL)30.82%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G C8 · B C4

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