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Recognised as Colour

#98CDC3

  • #98CDC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#98CDC3 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 205, 195 and HSL 169°, 35%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#98CDC3#98CDC3
HEX#98CDC3
RGBrgb(152, 205, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8039, 0.7647
RGB percentages59.6%, 80.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(168.7, 34.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.7, 25.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,014,147
CSS custom property--colour: #98CDC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#67323C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC0C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#89CFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Silver · ΔE 19.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD98A2
Analogous#98CDA8, #98BCCD
Triadic#C398CD, #CDC398
Split complementary#CD98BC, #CDA898
Tetradic#A998CD, #CD98A2, #BCCD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDEEEB
Lighter +10%#BADED7
Darker −10%#76BCAF
Darker −20%#53AC9B
Darker −30%#43897C
Darker −40%#32675D
More saturated +25%#85E0CF
Less saturated −25%#ABBAB7

Channel breakdown

R152
G205
B195
Red152 (59.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue168.68°
Saturation (HSL)34.64%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G CD · B C3

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