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Colour

#99CAC0

  • #99CAC0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#99CAC0 is a cyan with RGB values 153, 202, 192 and HSL 168°, 32%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#99CAC0#99CAC0
HEX#99CAC0
RGBrgb(153, 202, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7922, 0.7529
RGB percentages60%, 79.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(167.8, 31.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 24.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 0%, 5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,078,912
CSS custom property--colour: #99CAC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#66353F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C4C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBDC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8CCCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 18.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Light grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA99A3
Analogous#99CAA7, #99BBCA
Triadic#C099CA, #CAC099
Split complementary#CA99BB, #CAA899
Tetradic#A899CA, #CA99A3, #BBCA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DCEDE9
Lighter +10%#BBDBD5
Darker −10%#77B9AB
Darker −20%#57A696
Darker −30%#458578
Darker −40%#34635A
More saturated +25%#86DDCB
Less saturated −25%#ACB7B5

Channel breakdown

R153
G202
B192
Red153 (60%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue167.76°
Saturation (HSL)31.61%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G CA · B C0

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