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Recognised as Colour

#99C2BE

  • #99C2BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#99C2BE is a cyan with RGB values 153, 194, 190 and HSL 174°, 25%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#99C2BE#99C2BE
HEX#99C2BE
RGBrgb(153, 194, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7608, 0.7451
RGB percentages60%, 76.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(174.1, 25.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.1, 21.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 2.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,076,862
CSS custom property--colour: #99C2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#663D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBDBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B8BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 14.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 16Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2999D
Analogous#99C2AA, #99B2C2
Triadic#BE99C2, #C2BE99
Split complementary#C299B2, #C2AA99
Tetradic#AA99C2, #C2999D, #B2C299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFB
Lighter +20%#D9E8E7
Lighter +10%#B9D5D2
Darker −10%#79AFAA
Darker −20%#5C9993
Darker −30%#497975
Darker −40%#365956
More saturated +25%#85D6CE
Less saturated −25%#ADAEAE

Channel breakdown

R153
G194
B190
Red153 (60%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue174.15°
Saturation (HSL)25.15%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G C2 · B BE

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