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Recognised as Colour

#C6DCDE

  • #C6DCDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#C6DCDE is a cyan with RGB values 198, 220, 222 and HSL 185°, 27%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#C6DCDE#C6DCDE
HEX#C6DCDE
RGBrgb(198, 220, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8627, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.6%, 86.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(185, 26.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 10.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,032,670
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DCDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#392321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D6DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BFDEDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 7.9Powder blue · ΔE 8.5Light blue · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 11.5Light cyan · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC8C6
Analogous#C6DED4, #C6D0DE
Triadic#DEC6DC, #DCDEC6
Split complementary#DEC6D0, #DED4C6
Tetradic#D4C6DE, #DEC8C6, #D0DEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F0F1
Darker −10%#A6C8CB
Darker −20%#85B4B9
Darker −30%#65A0A6
Darker −40%#4F8489
More saturated +25%#BBE5E9
Less saturated −25%#D1D3D3

Channel breakdown

R198
G220
B222
Red198 (77.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G DC · B DE

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