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Recognised as Colour

#CBDEDE

  • #CBDEDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CBDEDE is a cyan with RGB values 203, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 22%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CBDEDE#CBDEDE
HEX#CBDEDE
RGBrgb(203, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.6%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 22.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 8.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,360,862
CSS custom property--colour: #CBDEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.04:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#342121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDCDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D9DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C6DFDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7Light grey · ΔE 7.1Powder blue · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 10.9Alice blue · ΔE 11.4Light cyan · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECBCB
Analogous#CBDED4, #CBD4DE
Triadic#DECBDE, #DEDECB
Split complementary#DECBD4, #DED4CB
Tetradic#D4CBDE, #DECBCB, #D4DECB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF2F2
Darker −10%#ACCACA
Darker −20%#8DB6B6
Darker −30%#6DA3A3
Darker −40%#568787
More saturated +25%#C0E9E9
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R203
G222
B222
Red203 (79.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR CB · G DE · B DE

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