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Colour

#B6CDCA

  • #B6CDCA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#B6CDCA is a cyan with RGB values 182, 205, 202 and HSL 172°, 19%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6CDCA#B6CDCA
HEX#B6CDCA
RGBrgb(182, 205, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8039, 0.7922
RGB percentages71.4%, 80.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(172.2, 18.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 11.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK11.2%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,980,234
CSS custom property--colour: #B6CDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#493235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C7CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B0CECCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.2Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB6B9
Analogous#B6CDBE, #B6C4CD
Triadic#CAB6CD, #CDCAB6
Split complementary#CDB6C4, #CDBEB6
Tetradic#BEB6CD, #CDB6B9, #C4CDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F6F6
Lighter +10%#D4E2E0
Darker −10%#98B8B4
Darker −20%#79A49E
Darker −30%#5F8B85
Darker −40%#4A6D68
More saturated +25%#A7DCD5
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R182
G205
B202
Red182 (71.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)18.7%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G CD · B CA

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