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Recognised as Colour

#C6DEDE

  • #C6DEDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C6DEDE is a cyan with RGB values 198, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 27%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C6DEDE#C6DEDE
HEX#C6DEDE
RGBrgb(198, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.6%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 26.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,182
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.9:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#392121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDBDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D8DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BFE0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Gainsboro · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 8.7Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light cyan · ΔE 11.3Silver · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC6C6
Analogous#C6DED2, #C6D2DE
Triadic#DEC6DE, #DEDEC6
Split complementary#DEC6D2, #DED2C6
Tetradic#D2C6DE, #DEC6C6, #D2DEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F1F1
Darker −10%#A6CBCB
Darker −20%#85B9B9
Darker −30%#65A6A6
Darker −40%#4F8989
More saturated +25%#BBE9E9
Less saturated −25%#D1D3D3

Channel breakdown

R198
G222
B222
Red198 (77.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR C6 · G DE · B DE

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