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Colour

#C9DFDE

  • #C9DFDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#C9DFDE is a cyan with RGB values 201, 223, 222 and HSL 177°, 26%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#C9DFDE#C9DFDE
HEX#C9DFDE
RGBrgb(201, 223, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8745, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 87.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(177.3, 25.6%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 9.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 0%, 0.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,046
CSS custom property--colour: #C9DFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.09:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#362021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D9DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C3E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 10.6Light cyan · ΔE 11Alice blue · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC9CA
Analogous#C9DFD3, #C9D5DF
Triadic#DEC9DF, #DFDEC9
Split complementary#DFC9D5, #DFD3C9
Tetradic#D3C9DF, #DFC9CA, #D5DFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F2F2
Darker −10%#A9CCCA
Darker −20%#89B9B7
Darker −30%#69A6A3
Darker −40%#528A88
More saturated +25%#BEEAE8
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R201
G223
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue177.27°
Saturation (HSL)25.58%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G DF · B DE

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