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Recognised as Colour

#C9EADE

  • #C9EADE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#C9EADE is a cyan with RGB values 201, 234, 222 and HSL 158°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#C9EADE#C9EADE
HEX#C9EADE
RGBrgb(201, 234, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9176, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 91.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(158.2, 44%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.2, 14.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK14.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,232,862
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#361521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E5DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E1DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C2EBE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 10.1Honeydew · ΔE 10.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8Powder blue · ΔE 11Azure · ΔE 12.6Mint cream · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC9D5
Analogous#C9EACE, #C9E5EA
Triadic#DEC9EA, #EADEC9
Split complementary#EAC9E5, #EACEC9
Tetradic#CEC9EA, #EAC9D5, #E5EAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF8F4
Darker −10%#A4DCC8
Darker −20%#80CDB1
Darker −30%#5BBF9B
Darker −40%#41A681
More saturated +25%#C0F3E1
Less saturated −25%#D2E1DB

Channel breakdown

R201
G234
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue158.18°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EA · B DE

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