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Recognised as Colour

#C9E0E2

  • #C9E0E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#C9E0E2 is a cyan with RGB values 201, 224, 226 and HSL 185°, 30%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#C9E0E2#C9E0E2
HEX#C9E0E2
RGBrgb(201, 224, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8784, 0.8863
RGB percentages78.8%, 87.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(184.8, 30.1%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 11.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 0.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,306
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#361F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2E2E1no 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 text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8Powder blue · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 8.6Light blue · ΔE 9.5Light cyan · ΔE 10.6Alice blue · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CBC9
Analogous#C9E2D7, #C9D3E2
Triadic#E2C9E0, #E0E2C9
Split complementary#E2C9D3, #E2D7C9
Tetradic#D7C9E2, #E2CBC9, #D3E2C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF3F4
Darker −10%#A8CDD0
Darker −20%#87BABE
Darker −30%#65A7AD
Darker −40%#4E8C91
More saturated +25%#BFE9EC
Less saturated −25%#D3D7D8

Channel breakdown

R201
G224
B226
Red201 (78.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue184.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.12%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G E0 · B E2

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