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Recognised as Colour

#C5DFD4

  • #C5DFD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#C5DFD4 is a cyan with RGB values 197, 223, 212 and HSL 155°, 29%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#C5DFD4#C5DFD4
HEX#C5DFD4
RGBrgb(197, 223, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8745, 0.8314
RGB percentages77.3%, 87.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(154.6, 28.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.6, 11.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.7%, 0%, 4.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,967,892
CSS custom property--colour: #C5DFD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#3A202B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDBD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D8D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C0DFDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 11.2Light cyan · ΔE 12.6Honeydew · ΔE 12.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC5D0
Analogous#C5DFC7, #C5DDDF
Triadic#D4C5DF, #DFD4C5
Split complementary#DFC5DD, #DFC7C5
Tetradic#C7C5DF, #DFC5D0, #DDDFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F1EC
Darker −10%#A4CDBC
Darker −20%#83BBA3
Darker −30%#62A98B
Darker −40%#4D8B71
More saturated +25%#BAEAD6
Less saturated −25%#D0D4D2

Channel breakdown

R197
G223
B212
Red197 (77.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue154.62°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G DF · B D4

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