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Colour

#98B3BB

  • #98B3BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#98B3BB is a cyan with RGB values 152, 179, 187 and HSL 194°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#98B3BB#98B3BB
HEX#98B3BB
RGBrgb(152, 179, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.702, 0.7333
RGB percentages59.6%, 70.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(193.7, 20.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 18.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK18.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,007,483
CSS custom property--colour: #98B3BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#674C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8ACBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Light blue · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA098
Analogous#98BBB2, #98A1BB
Triadic#BB98B3, #B3BB98
Split complementary#BB98A1, #BBB298
Tetradic#B298BB, #BBA098, #A2BB98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7F8
Lighter +20%#D5E0E4
Lighter +10%#B7CACF
Darker −10%#799CA7
Darker −20%#5E848F
Darker −30%#4A6770
Darker −40%#364B51
More saturated +25%#83BFD0
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R152
G179
B187
Red152 (59.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue193.71°
Saturation (HSL)20.47%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B3 · B BB

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