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Recognised as Colour

#97CDBF

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

#97CDBF is a cyan with RGB values 151, 205, 191 and HSL 164°, 35%, 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

#97CDBF#97CDBF
HEX#97CDBF
RGBrgb(151, 205, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8039, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 80.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(164.4, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 6.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,607
CSS custom property--colour: #97CDBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#683240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C6BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBFC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89CFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD97A5
Analogous#97CDA4, #97C0CD
Triadic#BF97CD, #CDBF97
Split complementary#CD97C0, #CDA497
Tetradic#A497CD, #CD97A5, #C0CD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCEEE9
Lighter +10%#B9DED4
Darker −10%#75BCAA
Darker −20%#52AC94
Darker −30%#428977
Darker −40%#316759
More saturated +25%#84E0C8
Less saturated −25%#AABAB6

Channel breakdown

R151
G205
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue164.44°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G CD · B BF

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