Colour

#98B6BB

#98B6BB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#98B6BB is a cyan with RGB values 152, 182, 187 and HSL 189°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#98B6BB#98B6BB

HEX#98B6BB

RGBrgb(152, 182, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7137, 0.7333

RGB percentages59.6%, 71.4%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(188.6, 20.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 18.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK18.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,008,251

CSS custom property--colour: #98B6BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#674944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1B3BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABAFBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8EB9B7no 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 text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Silver · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 13.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7 Powder blue · ΔE 15.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BB9D98

Analogous#98BBAF, #98A4BB

Triadic#BB98B6, #B6BB98

Split complementary#BB98A5, #BBAE98

Tetradic#AE98BB, #BB9D98, #A5BB98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F7F8

Lighter +20%#D5E2E4

Lighter +10%#B7CCCF

Darker −10%#79A0A7

Darker −20%#5E888F

Darker −30%#4A6B70

Darker −40%#364D51

More saturated +25%#83C5D0

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R152

G182

B187

Red152 (59.6%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue188.57°

Saturation (HSL)20.47%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G B6 · B BB

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Colour values

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