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Recognised as Colour

#CAE1DB

  • #CAE1DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CAE1DB is a cyan with RGB values 202, 225, 219 and HSL 164°, 28%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CAE1DB#CAE1DB
HEX#CAE1DB
RGBrgb(202, 225, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8824, 0.8588
RGB percentages79.2%, 88.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(164.3, 27.7%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 10.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK10.2%, 0%, 2.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,091
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.3:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#351E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADBDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C5E2DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.8Light grey · ΔE 9.3Powder blue · ΔE 10Light cyan · ΔE 10.9Azure · ΔE 12Honeydew · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CAD0
Analogous#CAE1CF, #CADBE1
Triadic#DBCAE1, #E1DBCA
Split complementary#E1CADB, #E1CFCA
Tetradic#CFCAE1, #E1CAD0, #DBE1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF3F1
Darker −10%#A9CFC5
Darker −20%#89BCAF
Darker −30%#68AA99
Darker −40%#518E7E
More saturated +25%#C0EBE0
Less saturated −25%#D4D7D6

Channel breakdown

R202
G225
B219
Red202 (79.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue164.35°
Saturation (HSL)27.71%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E1 · B DB

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