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Colour

#C9EFE0

  • #C9EFE0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#C9EFE0 is a cyan with RGB values 201, 239, 224 and HSL 156°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#C9EFE0#C9EFE0
HEX#C9EFE0
RGBrgb(201, 239, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9373, 0.8784
RGB percentages78.8%, 93.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(156.3, 54.3%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.3, 15.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 6.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,234,144
CSS custom property--colour: #C9EFE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.91:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#36101F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C1F0EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 10.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Honeydew · ΔE 10.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Mint cream · ΔE 13.6Azure · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC9D8
Analogous#C9EFCD, #C9EBEF
Triadic#E0C9EF, #EFE0C9
Split complementary#EFC9EB, #EFCDC9
Tetradic#CDC9EF, #EFC9D8, #EBEFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0FBF7
Darker −10%#A2E3C9
Darker −20%#7AD8B3
Darker −30%#53CC9C
Darker −40%#36B683
More saturated +25%#C0F8E2
Less saturated −25%#D2E6DE

Channel breakdown

R201
G239
B224
Red201 (78.8%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue156.32°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G EF · B E0

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