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Recognised as Colour

#98BCBD

  • #98BCBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#98BCBD is a cyan with RGB values 152, 188, 189 and HSL 182°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#98BCBD#98BCBD
HEX#98BCBD
RGBrgb(152, 188, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7373, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.6%, 73.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(181.6, 21.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 19.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK19.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,009,789
CSS custom property--colour: #98BCBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#674342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8DBFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 13.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9998
Analogous#98BDAC, #98AABD
Triadic#BD98BC, #BCBD98
Split complementary#BD98AA, #BDAC98
Tetradic#AC98BD, #BD9998, #AABD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9F9
Lighter +20%#D6E4E5
Lighter +10%#B7D0D1
Darker −10%#79A8A9
Darker −20%#5D9092
Darker −30%#497173
Darker −40%#365353
More saturated +25%#83D0D2
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R152
G188
B189
Red152 (59.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue181.62°
Saturation (HSL)21.89%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G BC · B BD

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