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Colour

#B9CFCB

  • #B9CFCB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#B9CFCB is a cyan with RGB values 185, 207, 203 and HSL 169°, 19%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#B9CFCB#B9CFCB
HEX#B9CFCB
RGBrgb(185, 207, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8118, 0.7961
RGB percentages72.5%, 81.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(169.1, 18.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 10.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 1.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,177,355
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#463034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDCCCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B4D0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.8Silver · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11.5Dark grey · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB9BD
Analogous#B9CFC0, #B9C8CF
Triadic#CBB9CF, #CFCBB9
Split complementary#CFB9C8, #CFC0B9
Tetradic#C0B9CF, #CFB9BD, #C8CFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8F8
Lighter +10%#D7E4E1
Darker −10%#9BBAB5
Darker −20%#7CA69E
Darker −30%#618E86
Darker −40%#4C7069
More saturated +25%#AADED4
Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R185
G207
B203
Red185 (72.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue169.09°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G CF · B CB

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