Recognised as Colour

#97CBBA

#97CBBA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#97CBBA is a cyan with RGB values 151, 203, 186 and HSL 160°, 33%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97CBBA#97CBBA

HEX#97CBBA

RGBrgb(151, 203, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7961, 0.7294

RGB percentages59.2%, 79.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(160.4, 33.3%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160.4, 25.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK25.6%, 0%, 8.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,948,090

CSS custom property--colour: #97CBBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#683445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C4B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEBDBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8ACCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 15.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4 Light blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB97A8

Analogous#97CBA0, #97C2CB

Triadic#BA97CB, #CBBA97

Split complementary#CB97C2, #CBA097

Tetradic#A097CB, #CB97A8, #C2CB97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFE

Lighter +20%#DBEDE7

Lighter +10%#B9DCD1

Darker −10%#75BAA3

Darker −20%#54A88D

Darker −30%#438670

Darker −40%#326454

More saturated +25%#84DFC1

Less saturated −25%#ABB8B3

Channel breakdown

R151

G203

B186

Red151 (59.2%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue160.38°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 97 · G CB · B BA

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