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Recognised as Colour

#B0CCCC

  • #B0CCCC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B0CCCC is a cyan with RGB values 176, 204, 204 and HSL 180°, 22%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B0CCCC#B0CCCC
HEX#B0CCCC
RGBrgb(176, 204, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.8, 0.8
RGB percentages69%, 80%, 80%
HSLhsl(180, 21.5%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 13.7%, 80%)
CMYK13.7%, 0%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,586,764
CSS custom property--colour: #B0CCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4F3333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A8CECCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 10.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB0B0
Analogous#B0CCBE, #B0BECC
Triadic#CCB0CC, #CCCCB0
Split complementary#CCB0BE, #CCBEB0
Tetradic#BEB0CC, #CCB0B0, #BECCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF4F4
Lighter +10%#CFE0E0
Darker −10%#91B8B8
Darker −20%#72A4A4
Darker −30%#598A8A
Darker −40%#456B6B
More saturated +25%#A0DCDC
Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R176
G204
B204
Red176 (69%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)21.54%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B0 · G CC · B CC

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