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Colour

#C4E5E5

  • #C4E5E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C4E5E5 is a cyan with RGB values 196, 229, 229 and HSL 180°, 39%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C4E5E5#C4E5E5
HEX#C4E5E5
RGBrgb(196, 229, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.898, 0.898
RGB percentages76.9%, 89.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(180, 38.8%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 14.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.4%, 0%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,909
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E5E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#3B1A1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADCE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BAE7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 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 text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.1Light blue · ΔE 9.2Light cyan · ΔE 9.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4Azure · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C4C4
Analogous#C4E5D5, #C4D5E5
Triadic#E5C4E5, #E5E5C4
Split complementary#E5C4D5, #E5D5C4
Tetradic#D5C4E5, #E5C4C4, #D5E5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F5F5
Darker −10%#A1D5D5
Darker −20%#7DC6C6
Darker −30%#5AB6B6
Darker −40%#449999
More saturated +25%#B9F0F0
Less saturated −25%#CFDADA

Channel breakdown

R196
G229
B229
Red196 (76.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E5 · B E5

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