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Recognised as Colour

#97EAE8

  • #97EAE8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#97EAE8 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 234, 232 and HSL 179°, 66%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#97EAE8#97EAE8
HEX#97EAE8
RGBrgb(151, 234, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.9176, 0.9098
RGB percentages59.2%, 91.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(178.6, 66.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 35.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 0.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,956,072
CSS custom property--colour: #97EAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#681517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E2E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#76EFE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.4Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 15.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 16Light cyan · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9799
Analogous#97EABF, #97C2EA
Triadic#E897EA, #EAE897
Split complementary#EA97C2, #EABF97
Tetradic#BF97EA, #EA9799, #C2EA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECFBFB
Lighter +10%#C1F3F1
Darker −10%#6DE1DF
Darker −20%#42D9D5
Darker −30%#27C1BD
Darker −40%#1E9794
More saturated +25%#87FAF7
Less saturated −25%#A7DAD9

Channel breakdown

R151
G234
B232
Red151 (59.2%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue178.55°
Saturation (HSL)66.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G EA · B E8

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