Recognised as Colour

#99CFCE

#99CFCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#99CFCE is a cyan with RGB values 153, 207, 206 and HSL 179°, 36%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#99CFCE#99CFCE

HEX#99CFCE

RGBrgb(153, 207, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8118, 0.8078

RGB percentages60%, 81.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(178.9, 36%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 26.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK26.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,080,206

CSS custom property--colour: #99CFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#663031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8CACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC2CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#87D2CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8 Light blue · ΔE 10.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Sky blue · ΔE 16.3 Silver · ΔE 18.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF999A

Analogous#99CFB3, #99B5CF

Triadic#CE99CF, #CFCE99

Split complementary#CF99B5, #CFB399

Tetradic#B399CF, #CF999A, #B5CF99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEF0EF

Lighter +10%#BCDFDF

Darker −10%#76BFBD

Darker −20%#54AEAD

Darker −30%#428D8B

Darker −40%#326A69

More saturated +25%#86E2E0

Less saturated −25%#ACBCBC

Channel breakdown

R153

G207

B206

Red153 (60%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue178.89°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G CF · B CE

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