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Recognised as Colour

#98D8CE

  • #98D8CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#98D8CE is a cyan with RGB values 152, 216, 206 and HSL 171°, 45%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#98D8CE#98D8CE
HEX#98D8CE
RGBrgb(152, 216, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8471, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.6%, 84.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(170.6, 45.1%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 29.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 4.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,016,974
CSS custom property--colour: #98D8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#672731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C8CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#84DBD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 15.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.8Light cyan · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D898A2
Analogous#98D8AE, #98C2D8
Triadic#CE98D8, #D8CE98
Split complementary#D898C2, #D8AE98
Tetradic#AE98D8, #D898A2, #C2D898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2F4F1
Lighter +10%#BDE6E0
Darker −10%#73CABC
Darker −20%#4EBCAB
Darker −30%#3B9C8D
Darker −40%#2D776B
More saturated +25%#86EADA
Less saturated −25%#AAC6C2

Channel breakdown

R152
G216
B206
Red152 (59.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue170.63°
Saturation (HSL)45.07%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G D8 · B CE

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