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Recognised as Colour

#97E8E4

  • #97E8E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#97E8E4 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 232, 228 and HSL 177°, 64%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#97E8E4#97E8E4
HEX#97E8E4
RGBrgb(151, 232, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.9098, 0.8941
RGB percentages59.2%, 91%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(177, 63.8%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 34.9%, 91%)
CMYK34.9%, 0%, 1.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,955,556
CSS custom property--colour: #97E8E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.98:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#68171B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D5E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#78ECE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16Light cyan · ΔE 19.2Turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8979B
Analogous#97E8BC, #97C3E8
Triadic#E497E8, #E8E497
Split complementary#E897C3, #E8BC97
Tetradic#BC97E8, #E8979B, #C3E897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBFAFA
Lighter +10%#C1F1EF
Darker −10%#6DDFD9
Darker −20%#43D6CE
Darker −30%#2ABCB5
Darker −40%#20938D
More saturated +25%#87F8F2
Less saturated −25%#A7D8D6

Channel breakdown

R151
G232
B228
Red151 (59.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue177.04°
Saturation (HSL)63.78%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G E8 · B E4

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