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Recognised as Colour

#C9EDDB

  • #C9EDDB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Honeydew

#C9EDDB is a cyan with RGB values 201, 237, 219 and HSL 150°, 50%, 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 Honeydew.

Colour values

#C9EDDB#C9EDDB
HEX#C9EDDB
RGBrgb(201, 237, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9294, 0.8588
RGB percentages78.8%, 92.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(150, 50%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 15.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK15.2%, 0%, 7.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,233,627
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EDDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#361224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C2EDE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Honeydew · ΔE 10.8Light cyan · ΔE 12Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Beige · ΔE 14.1Mint cream · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourHoneydew (#F0FFF0)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC9DB
Analogous#C9EDC9, #C9EDED
Triadic#DBC9ED, #EDDBC9
Split complementary#EDC9ED, #EDC9C9
Tetradic#C9C9ED, #EDC9DB, #EDEDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFFAF5
Darker −10%#A3E0C2
Darker −20%#7DD4A8
Darker −30%#56C78F
Darker −40%#3AB075
More saturated +25%#C0F6DB
Less saturated −25%#D2E4DB

Channel breakdown

R201
G237
B219
Red201 (78.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G ED · B DB

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