Colour
#C5EEF0
- #C5EEF0
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#C5EEF0 is a cyan with RGB values 197, 238, 240 and HSL 183°, 59%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.
Colour values
#C5EEF0#C5EEF0
HEX#C5EEF0
RGBrgb(197, 238, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9333, 0.9412
RGB percentages77.3%, 93.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(182.8, 58.9%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.8, 17.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK17.9%, 0.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,971,760
CSS custom property--colour: #C5EEF0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#3A110F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F0C7C5
Analogous#C5F0DD, #C5D9F0
Triadic#F0C5EE, #EEF0C5
Split complementary#F0C5D9, #F0DDC5
Tetradic#DDC5F0, #F0C7C5, #D9F0C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G238
B240
Red197 (77.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue182.79°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G EE · B F0
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