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Recognised as Colour

#C4E2E5

  • #C4E2E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C4E2E5 is a cyan with RGB values 196, 226, 229 and HSL 185°, 39%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C4E2E5#C4E2E5
HEX#C4E2E5
RGBrgb(196, 226, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8863, 0.898
RGB percentages76.9%, 88.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(185.5, 38.8%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 14.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,141
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E2E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#3B1D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BBE5E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.1Light blue · ΔE 8Light cyan · ΔE 10.1Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C7C4
Analogous#C4E5D8, #C4D2E5
Triadic#E5C4E2, #E2E5C4
Split complementary#E5C4D2, #E5D8C4
Tetradic#D8C4E5, #E5C7C4, #D2E5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F3F5
Darker −10%#A1D1D5
Darker −20%#7DBFC6
Darker −30%#5AAEB6
Darker −40%#449299
More saturated +25%#B9EBF0
Less saturated −25%#CFD9DA

Channel breakdown

R196
G226
B229
Red196 (76.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E2 · B E5

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