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Recognised as Colour

#C9E4DE

  • #C9E4DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C9E4DE is a cyan with RGB values 201, 228, 222 and HSL 167°, 33%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C9E4DE#C9E4DE
HEX#C9E4DE
RGBrgb(201, 228, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8941, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 89.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(166.7, 33.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 11.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 2.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,231,326
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.64:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#361B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDDDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C3E5E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.2Light cyan · ΔE 9.9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 10.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6Azure · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C9CF
Analogous#C9E4D1, #C9DDE4
Triadic#DEC9E4, #E4DEC9
Split complementary#E4C9DD, #E4D1C9
Tetradic#D1C9E4, #E4C9CF, #DDE4C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF5F3
Darker −10%#A7D3C9
Darker −20%#85C2B4
Darker −30%#63B1A0
Darker −40%#4B9685
More saturated +25%#BFEEE4
Less saturated −25%#D3DAD8

Channel breakdown

R201
G228
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue166.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G E4 · B DE

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