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Recognised as Colour

#98DDCD

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

#98DDCD is a cyan with RGB values 152, 221, 205 and HSL 166°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#98DDCD#98DDCD
HEX#98DDCD
RGBrgb(152, 221, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8667, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.6%, 86.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(166.1, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.1, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK31.2%, 0%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,018,253
CSS custom property--colour: #98DDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#672232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCCCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#84DFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 18.8Turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD98A8
Analogous#98DDAB, #98CBDD
Triadic#CD98DD, #DDCD98
Split complementary#DD98CB, #DDAB98
Tetradic#AB98DD, #DD98A8, #CBDD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F6F2
Lighter +10%#BEEAE0
Darker −10%#72D0BA
Darker −20%#4BC4A8
Darker −30%#37A58C
Darker −40%#2A7F6B
More saturated +25%#87EED6
Less saturated −25%#A9CCC4

Channel breakdown

R152
G221
B205
Red152 (59.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue166.09°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G DD · B CD

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