Colour

#97CBC3

#97CBC3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#97CBC3 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 203, 195 and HSL 171°, 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

#97CBC3#97CBC3

HEX#97CBC3

RGBrgb(151, 203, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7961, 0.7647

RGB percentages59.2%, 79.6%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(170.8, 33.3%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 25.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK25.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,948,099

CSS custom property--colour: #97CBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#68343C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C5C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCBEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#88CDC8no 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 text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.1 Light blue · ΔE 13.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9 Silver · ΔE 18.6 Light grey · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB979F

Analogous#97CBA9, #97B9CB

Triadic#C397CB, #CBC397

Split complementary#CB97B9, #CBA997

Tetradic#A997CB, #CB979F, #B9CB97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFE

Lighter +20%#DBEDEA

Lighter +10%#B9DCD7

Darker −10%#75BAAF

Darker −20%#54A89B

Darker −30%#43867C

Darker −40%#32645C

More saturated +25%#84DFD0

Less saturated −25%#ABB8B5

Channel breakdown

R151

G203

B195

Red151 (59.2%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue170.77°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 97 · G CB · B C3

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