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Recognised as Colour

#C9E1DC

  • #C9E1DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#C9E1DC is a cyan with RGB values 201, 225, 220 and HSL 168°, 29%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#C9E1DC#C9E1DC
HEX#C9E1DC
RGBrgb(201, 225, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8824, 0.8627
RGB percentages78.8%, 88.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(167.5, 28.6%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.5, 10.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK10.7%, 0%, 2.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,556
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E1DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#361E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDEDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C3E2DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Light cyan · ΔE 10.7Azure · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1C9CE
Analogous#C9E1D0, #C9DAE1
Triadic#DCC9E1, #E1DCC9
Split complementary#E1C9DA, #E1D0C9
Tetradic#D0C9E1, #E1C9CE, #DAE1C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF3F1
Darker −10%#A8CFC7
Darker −20%#87BDB1
Darker −30%#67AA9C
Darker −40%#4F8F81
More saturated +25%#BEEBE2
Less saturated −25%#D3D6D6

Channel breakdown

R201
G225
B220
Red201 (78.8%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue167.5°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G E1 · B DC

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