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Recognised as Colour

#C5EFDE

  • #C5EFDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#C5EFDE is a cyan with RGB values 197, 239, 222 and HSL 156°, 57%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#C5EFDE#C5EFDE
HEX#C5EFDE
RGBrgb(197, 239, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9373, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.3%, 93.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(155.7, 56.8%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.7, 17.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 0%, 7.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,971,998
CSS custom property--colour: #C5EFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.78:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#3A1021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE9DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E3DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BCF0EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Light cyan · ΔE 11.9Honeydew · ΔE 12Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Mint cream · ΔE 15.2Azure · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC5D6
Analogous#C5EFC9, #C5EBEF
Triadic#DEC5EF, #EFDEC5
Split complementary#EFC5EB, #EFC9C5
Tetradic#C9C5EF, #EFC5D6, #EBEFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDFAF5
Darker −10%#9DE4C7
Darker −20%#75D9B1
Darker −30%#4DCE9A
Darker −40%#32B681
More saturated +25%#BCF8E0
Less saturated −25%#CEE6DC

Channel breakdown

R197
G239
B222
Red197 (77.3%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue155.71°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G EF · B DE

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