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Recognised as Colour

#C4D8D8

  • #C4D8D8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#C4D8D8 is a cyan with RGB values 196, 216, 216 and HSL 180°, 20%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#C4D8D8#C4D8D8
HEX#C4D8D8
RGBrgb(196, 216, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8471, 0.8471
RGB percentages76.9%, 84.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(180, 20.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 9.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK9.3%, 0%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,900,568
CSS custom property--colour: #C4D8D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#3B2727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D6D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D3D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BED9D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 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 text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.1Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 10.2Light cyan · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C4C4
Analogous#C4D8CE, #C4CED8
Triadic#D8C4D8, #D8D8C4
Split complementary#D8C4CE, #D8CEC4
Tetradic#CEC4D8, #D8C4C4, #CED8C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3ECEC
Darker −10%#A5C4C4
Darker −20%#87AFAF
Darker −30%#689B9B
Darker −40%#537D7D
More saturated +25%#B8E4E4
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R196
G216
B216
Red196 (76.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)20.41%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR C4 · G D8 · B D8

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