Recognised as Colour
#C4EDE9
- #C4EDE9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#C4EDE9 is a cyan with RGB values 196, 237, 233 and HSL 174°, 53%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#C4EDE9#C4EDE9
HEX#C4EDE9
RGBrgb(196, 237, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.9294, 0.9137
RGB percentages76.9%, 92.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(174.1, 53.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.1, 17.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 0%, 1.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,905,961
CSS custom property--colour: #C4EDE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.64:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#3B1216
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDC4C8
Analogous#C4EDD5, #C4DDED
Triadic#E9C4ED, #EDE9C4
Split complementary#EDC4DD, #EDD5C4
Tetradic#D5C4ED, #EDC4C8, #DDEDC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G237
B233
Red196 (76.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue174.15°
Saturation (HSL)53.25%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C4 · G ED · B E9
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