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Recognised as Colour

#CAE2DA

  • #CAE2DA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CAE2DA is a cyan with RGB values 202, 226, 218 and HSL 160°, 29%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CAE2DA#CAE2DA
HEX#CAE2DA
RGBrgb(202, 226, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8863, 0.8549
RGB percentages79.2%, 88.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(160, 29.3%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 10.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,346
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#351D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DFDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDBDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C5E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 10.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light cyan · ΔE 10.9Honeydew · ΔE 11.6Azure · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CAD2
Analogous#CAE2CE, #CADEE2
Triadic#DACAE2, #E2DACA
Split complementary#E2CADE, #E2CECA
Tetradic#CECAE2, #E2CAD2, #DEE2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF4F1
Darker −10%#A9D0C3
Darker −20%#88BEAC
Darker −30%#67AC95
Darker −40%#4F917B
More saturated +25%#C0ECDD
Less saturated −25%#D4D8D7

Channel breakdown

R202
G226
B218
Red202 (79.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)29.27%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E2 · B DA

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