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Colour

#B9CBCB

  • #B9CBCB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#B9CBCB is a cyan with RGB values 185, 203, 203 and HSL 180°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B9CBCB#B9CBCB
HEX#B9CBCB
RGBrgb(185, 203, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7961, 0.7961
RGB percentages72.5%, 79.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(180, 14.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 8.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK8.9%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,176,331
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#463434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C9CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4CCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7Light grey · ΔE 7.7Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 11.5Dark grey · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB9B9
Analogous#B9CBC2, #B9C2CB
Triadic#CBB9CB, #CBCBB9
Split complementary#CBB9C2, #CBC2B9
Tetradic#C2B9CB, #CBB9B9, #C2CBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F6F6
Lighter +10%#D6E1E1
Darker −10%#9CB5B5
Darker −20%#7EA0A0
Darker −30%#648787
Darker −40%#4E6A6A
More saturated +25%#AADADA
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R185
G203
B203
Red185 (72.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)14.75%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CB · B CB

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