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Recognised as Colour

#C5E8D8

  • #C5E8D8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#C5E8D8 is a cyan with RGB values 197, 232, 216 and HSL 153°, 43%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#C5E8D8#C5E8D8
HEX#C5E8D8
RGBrgb(197, 232, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9098, 0.8471
RGB percentages77.3%, 91%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(152.6, 43.2%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.6, 15.1%, 91%)
CMYK15.1%, 0%, 6.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,970,200
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E8D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#3A1727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BEE8E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6Honeydew · ΔE 11.8Light cyan · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Mint cream · ΔE 14.6Beige · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C5D5
Analogous#C5E8C7, #C5E7E8
Triadic#D8C5E8, #E8D8C5
Split complementary#E8C5E7, #E8C7C5
Tetradic#C7C5E8, #E8C5D5, #E7E8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF6F1
Darker −10%#A0DABF
Darker −20%#7CCBA7
Darker −30%#57BD8E
Darker −40%#40A175
More saturated +25%#BBF2D9
Less saturated −25%#CFDED7

Channel breakdown

R197
G232
B216
Red197 (77.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue152.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E8 · B D8

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