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Recognised as Colour

#97CCC4

  • #97CCC4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97CCC4 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 204, 196 and HSL 171°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97CCC4#97CCC4
HEX#97CCC4
RGBrgb(151, 204, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8, 0.7686
RGB percentages59.2%, 80%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(170.9, 34.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 26%, 80%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 3.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,356
CSS custom property--colour: #97CCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#68333B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C6C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#87CEC9no 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 text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1Silver · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC979F
Analogous#97CCA9, #97BACC
Triadic#C497CC, #CCC497
Split complementary#CC97B9, #CCA997
Tetradic#A997CC, #CC979F, #BACC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DBEEEB
Lighter +10%#B9DDD7
Darker −10%#75BBB1
Darker −20%#53AA9D
Darker −30%#42887D
Darker −40%#32655E
More saturated +25%#84DFD2
Less saturated −25%#AAB9B6

Channel breakdown

R151
G204
B196
Red151 (59.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue170.94°
Saturation (HSL)34.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G CC · B C4

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