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Colour

#C9ECE4

  • #C9ECE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#C9ECE4 is a cyan with RGB values 201, 236, 228 and HSL 166°, 48%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#C9ECE4#C9ECE4
HEX#C9ECE4
RGBrgb(201, 236, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9255, 0.8941
RGB percentages78.8%, 92.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(166.3, 47.9%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.3, 14.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK14.8%, 0%, 3.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,380
CSS custom property--colour: #C9ECE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#36131B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E8E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#C1EDE9no 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 text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 8.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Honeydew · ΔE 10.9Azure · ΔE 11.6Mint cream · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC9D1
Analogous#C9ECD3, #C9E3EC
Triadic#E4C9EC, #ECE4C9
Split complementary#ECC9E3, #ECD3C9
Tetradic#D3C9EC, #ECC9D1, #E3ECC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF9F7
Darker −10%#A3DFD1
Darker −20%#7ED1BE
Darker −30%#58C4AB
Darker −40%#3DAC93
More saturated +25%#C0F5E9
Less saturated −25%#D2E3DF

Channel breakdown

R201
G236
B228
Red201 (78.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue166.29°
Saturation (HSL)47.95%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EC · B E4

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