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Recognised as Colour

#B9D4CB

  • #B9D4CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9D4CB is a cyan with RGB values 185, 212, 203 and HSL 160°, 24%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9D4CB#B9D4CB
HEX#B9D4CB
RGBrgb(185, 212, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8314, 0.7961
RGB percentages72.5%, 83.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(160, 23.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 12.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK12.7%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,178,635
CSS custom property--colour: #B9D4CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#462B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCCCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B3D5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B9C2
Analogous#B9D4BE, #B9D0D4
Triadic#CBB9D4, #D4CBB9
Split complementary#D4B9D0, #D4BEB9
Tetradic#BEB9D4, #D4B9C2, #D0D4B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FBFA
Lighter +10%#D9E7E2
Darker −10%#99C1B4
Darker −20%#7AAD9C
Darker −30%#5D9784
Darker −40%#497868
More saturated +25%#ABE2D0
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R185
G212
B203
Red185 (72.5%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)23.89%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G D4 · B CB

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