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Recognised as Colour

#98DCD4

  • #98DCD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#98DCD4 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 220, 212 and HSL 173°, 49%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#98DCD4#98DCD4
HEX#98DCD4
RGBrgb(152, 220, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8627, 0.8314
RGB percentages59.6%, 86.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(172.9, 49.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 30.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK30.9%, 0%, 3.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,018,004
CSS custom property--colour: #98DCD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#67232B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D5D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CBD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#82DFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 14.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Light cyan · ΔE 19.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC98A0
Analogous#98DCB2, #98C2DC
Triadic#D498DC, #DCD498
Split complementary#DC98C2, #DCB298
Tetradic#B298DC, #DC98A0, #C2DC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4F6F4
Lighter +10%#BEE9E4
Darker −10%#72CFC4
Darker −20%#4CC2B4
Darker −30%#38A397
Darker −40%#2B7D74
More saturated +25%#87EDE1
Less saturated −25%#A9CBC7

Channel breakdown

R152
G220
B212
Red152 (59.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue172.94°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G DC · B D4

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