Recognised as Colour

#98CFC5

#98CFC5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#98CFC5 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 207, 197 and HSL 169°, 36%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#98CFC5

RGBrgb(152, 207, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8118, 0.7725

RGB percentages59.6%, 81.2%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(169.1, 36.4%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 26.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK26.6%, 0%, 4.8%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,014,661

CSS custom property--colour: #98CFC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#67303A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC9C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#88D1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3 Silver · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF98A2

Analogous#98CFAA, #98BDCF

Triadic#C598CF, #CFC598

Split complementary#CF98BD, #CFAA98

Tetradic#AA98CF, #CF98A2, #BDCF98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEEFEC

Lighter +10%#BBDFD9

Darker −10%#75BFB1

Darker −20%#52AF9E

Darker −30%#418D7F

Darker −40%#316A5F

More saturated +25%#85E2D1

Less saturated −25%#ABBCB9

Channel breakdown

R152

G207

B197

Red152 (59.6%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue169.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.42%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 98 · G CF · B C5

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