Colour

#C4E4DB

#C4E4DB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#C4E4DB is a cyan with RGB values 196, 228, 219 and HSL 163°, 37%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C4E4DB#C4E4DB

HEX#C4E4DB

RGBrgb(196, 228, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8941, 0.8588

RGB percentages76.9%, 89.4%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(163.1, 37.2%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 14%, 89.4%)

CMYK14%, 0%, 3.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,903,643

CSS custom property--colour: #C4E4DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#3B1B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDBDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BDE5E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6 Light cyan · ΔE 10.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2 Honeydew · ΔE 12.3 Light grey · ΔE 12.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4C4CD

Analogous#C4E4CB, #C4DDE4

Triadic#DBC4E4, #E4DBC4

Split complementary#E4C4DD, #E4CBC4

Tetradic#CBC4E4, #E4C4CD, #DDE4C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7F4F0

Darker −10%#A1D4C6

Darker −20%#7EC4B0

Darker −30%#5BB49B

Darker −40%#459780

More saturated +25%#B9EFE0

Less saturated −25%#CFD9D6

Channel breakdown

R196

G228

B219

Red196 (76.9%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue163.12°

Saturation (HSL)37.21%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C4 · G E4 · B DB

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