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Colour

#BBCCC7

  • #BBCCC7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBCCC7 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 204, 199 and HSL 162°, 14%, 77%. 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

#BBCCC7#BBCCC7
HEX#BBCCC7
RGBrgb(187, 204, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.7804
RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 78%
HSLhsl(162.4, 14.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 8.3%, 80%)
CMYK8.3%, 0%, 2.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,655
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCCC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 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#443338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCAC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7C7C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7CDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 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 7.4Light grey · ΔE 7.8Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 12.5Light blue · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBBC0
Analogous#BBCCBE, #BBC8CC
Triadic#C7BBCC, #CCC7BB
Split complementary#CCBBC8, #CCBEBB
Tetradic#BEBBCC, #CCBBC0, #C8CCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F8F7
Lighter +10%#D8E2DF
Darker −10%#9EB6AF
Darker −20%#81A097
Darker −30%#66887E
Darker −40%#506B63
More saturated +25%#ACDBCD
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R187
G204
B199
Red187 (73.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue162.35°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B C7

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