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Colour

#C6DED7

  • #C6DED7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#C6DED7 is a cyan with RGB values 198, 222, 215 and HSL 162°, 27%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#C6DED7#C6DED7
HEX#C6DED7
RGBrgb(198, 222, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8706, 0.8431
RGB percentages77.6%, 87.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(162.5, 26.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 10.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 3.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,175
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.83:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#392128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDBD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D7D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C1DFDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 9.5Powder blue · ΔE 10Light cyan · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC6CD
Analogous#C6DECB, #C6D9DE
Triadic#D7C6DE, #DED7C6
Split complementary#DEC6D9, #DECBC6
Tetradic#CBC6DE, #DEC6CD, #D9DEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F1EE
Darker −10%#A6CBC0
Darker −20%#85B9AA
Darker −30%#65A693
Darker −40%#4F8978
More saturated +25%#BBE9DC
Less saturated −25%#D1D3D2

Channel breakdown

R198
G222
B215
Red198 (77.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue162.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G DE · B D7

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