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Colour

#C8F2ED

  • #C8F2ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#C8F2ED is a cyan with RGB values 200, 242, 237 and HSL 173°, 62%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#C8F2ED#C8F2ED
HEX#C8F2ED
RGBrgb(200, 242, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.949, 0.9294
RGB percentages78.4%, 94.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(172.9, 61.8%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 17.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK17.4%, 0%, 2.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,169,389
CSS custom property--colour: #C8F2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.38:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#370D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEDEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E7EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCF4F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 7.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Powder blue · ΔE 8.7Azure · ΔE 11.5Honeydew · ΔE 11.9Mint cream · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2C8CD
Analogous#C8F2D8, #C8E2F2
Triadic#EDC8F2, #F2EDC8
Split complementary#F2C8E2, #F2D8C8
Tetradic#D8C8F2, #F2C8CD, #E2F2C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1FCFB
Darker −10%#9FE8E0
Darker −20%#76DFD2
Darker −30%#4CD5C5
Darker −40%#2EC1AF
More saturated +25%#C0FBF3
Less saturated −25%#D1EAE7

Channel breakdown

R200
G242
B237
Red200 (78.4%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue172.86°
Saturation (HSL)61.76%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C8 · G F2 · B ED

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