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Recognised as Colour

#C5E8DB

  • #C5E8DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#C5E8DB is a cyan with RGB values 197, 232, 219 and HSL 158°, 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

#C5E8DB#C5E8DB
HEX#C5E8DB
RGBrgb(197, 232, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9098, 0.8588
RGB percentages77.3%, 91%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(157.7, 43.2%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.7, 15.1%, 91%)
CMYK15.1%, 0%, 5.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,970,203
CSS custom property--colour: #C5E8DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.94:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#3A1724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDEDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#BEE9E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 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 text15.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 11Light cyan · ΔE 11.2Honeydew · ΔE 11.7Azure · ΔE 13.9Mint cream · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C5D2
Analogous#C5E8CA, #C5E4E8
Triadic#DBC5E8, #E8DBC5
Split complementary#E8C5E4, #E8CAC5
Tetradic#CAC5E8, #E8C5D2, #E4E8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF6F2
Darker −10%#A0DAC4
Darker −20%#7CCBAE
Darker −30%#57BD97
Darker −40%#40A17D
More saturated +25%#BBF2DE
Less saturated −25%#CFDED8

Channel breakdown

R197
G232
B219
Red197 (77.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue157.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G E8 · B DB

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