Colour

#C4E5DF

#C4E5DF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#C4E5DF is a cyan with RGB values 196, 229, 223 and HSL 169°, 39%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C4E5DF#C4E5DF

HEX#C4E5DF

RGBrgb(196, 229, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.898, 0.8745

RGB percentages76.9%, 89.8%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(169.1, 38.8%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 14.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK14.4%, 0%, 2.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,903,903

CSS custom property--colour: #C4E5DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#3B1A20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDCE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BCE6E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.7 Light cyan · ΔE 9.9 Light blue · ΔE 11.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Light grey · ΔE 12.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5C4CA

Analogous#C4E5CF, #C4DBE5

Triadic#DFC4E5, #E5DFC4

Split complementary#E5C4DB, #E5CFC4

Tetradic#CEC4E5, #E5C4CA, #DBE5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7F5F2

Darker −10%#A1D5CC

Darker −20%#7DC6B9

Darker −30%#5AB6A5

Darker −40%#44998A

More saturated +25%#B9F0E6

Less saturated −25%#CFDAD8

Channel breakdown

R196

G229

B223

Red196 (76.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue169.09°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C4 · G E5 · B DF

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