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Recognised as Colour

#CBE3E1

  • #CBE3E1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CBE3E1 is a cyan with RGB values 203, 227, 225 and HSL 175°, 30%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CBE3E1#CBE3E1
HEX#CBE3E1
RGBrgb(203, 227, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8902, 0.8824
RGB percentages79.6%, 89%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(175, 30%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175, 10.6%, 89%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 0.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,362,145
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#341C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDDE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C5E4E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.3Light cyan · ΔE 9.7Azure · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CBCD
Analogous#CBE3D5, #CBD9E3
Triadic#E1CBE3, #E3E1CB
Split complementary#E3CBD9, #E3D5CB
Tetradic#D5CBE3, #E3CBCD, #D9E3CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF5F4
Darker −10%#AAD1CE
Darker −20%#89BFBB
Darker −30%#68ADA8
Darker −40%#4F938D
More saturated +25%#C1EDE9
Less saturated −25%#D5D9D9

Channel breakdown

R203
G227
B225
Red203 (79.6%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue175°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G E3 · B E1

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