Recognised as Colour

#99CFC4

#99CFC4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#99CFC4 is a cyan with RGB values 153, 207, 196 and HSL 168°, 36%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#99CFC4#99CFC4

HEX#99CFC4

RGBrgb(153, 207, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8118, 0.7686

RGB percentages60%, 81.2%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(167.8, 36%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 26.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK26.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,080,196

CSS custom property--colour: #99CFC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#66303B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC9C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8AD1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Light blue · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CF99A4

Analogous#99CFA9, #99BFCF

Triadic#C499CF, #CFC499

Split complementary#CF99BF, #CFA999

Tetradic#A999CF, #CF99A4, #BFCF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEF0EC

Lighter +10%#BCDFD8

Darker −10%#76BFB0

Darker −20%#54AE9C

Darker −30%#428D7E

Darker −40%#326A5F

More saturated +25%#86E2CF

Less saturated −25%#ACBCB9

Channel breakdown

R153

G207

B196

Red153 (60%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue167.78°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G CF · B C4

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