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Recognised as Colour

#97CCB9

  • #97CCB9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#97CCB9 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 204, 185 and HSL 158°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#97CCB9#97CCB9
HEX#97CCB9
RGBrgb(151, 204, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8, 0.7255
RGB percentages59.2%, 80%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(158.5, 34.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.5, 26%, 80%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 9.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,345
CSS custom property--colour: #97CCB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 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#683346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C5B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBEBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8ACDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC97AA
Analogous#97CC9E, #97C5CC
Triadic#B997CC, #CCB997
Split complementary#CC97C5, #CC9E97
Tetradic#9E97CC, #CC97AA, #C4CC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DBEEE7
Lighter +10%#B9DDD0
Darker −10%#75BBA2
Darker −20%#53AA8B
Darker −30%#42886F
Darker −40%#326553
More saturated +25%#84DFBE
Less saturated −25%#AAB9B4

Channel breakdown

R151
G204
B185
Red151 (59.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue158.49°
Saturation (HSL)34.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G CC · B B9

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