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Recognised as Colour

#B9DCD0

  • #B9DCD0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9DCD0 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 220, 208 and HSL 159°, 33%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9DCD0#B9DCD0
HEX#B9DCD0
RGBrgb(185, 220, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8627, 0.8157
RGB percentages72.5%, 86.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(159.4, 33.3%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.4, 15.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 5.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,688
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DCD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#46232F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD7CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D2D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1DDD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3Light cyan · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB9C5
Analogous#B9DCBF, #B9D7DC
Triadic#D0B9DC, #DCD0B9
Split complementary#DCB9D7, #DCBFB9
Tetradic#BFB9DC, #DCB9C5, #D7DCB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFE
Lighter +10%#DBEDE7
Darker −10%#97CBB9
Darker −20%#75BAA2
Darker −30%#54A88B
Darker −40%#43866F
More saturated +25%#ACE9D4
Less saturated −25%#C6CFCC

Channel breakdown

R185
G220
B208
Red185 (72.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue159.43°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DC · B D0

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