Recognised as Colour

#CBECE9

#CBECE9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light cyan

#CBECE9 is a cyan with RGB values 203, 236, 233 and HSL 175°, 46%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#CBECE9#CBECE9

HEX#CBECE9

RGBrgb(203, 236, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.9255, 0.9137

RGB percentages79.6%, 92.5%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(174.5, 46.5%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 14%, 92.5%)

CMYK14%, 0%, 1.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,364,457

CSS custom property--colour: #CBECE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.71:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#341316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8E8E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1E3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C2EEEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 7.1 Powder blue · ΔE 8.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4 Azure · ΔE 10.2 Mint cream · ΔE 11.3 Honeydew · ΔE 11.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECCBCE

Analogous#CBECD9, #CBDFEC

Triadic#E9CBEC, #ECE9CB

Split complementary#ECCBDF, #ECD9CB

Tetradic#D9CBEC, #ECCBCE, #DFECCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0FAF9

Darker −10%#A6DED9

Darker −20%#80D1C9

Darker −30%#5BC3BA

Darker −40%#3FACA2

More saturated +25%#C2F5F0

Less saturated −25%#D4E3E2

Channel breakdown

R203

G236

B233

Red203 (79.6%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue174.55°

Saturation (HSL)46.48%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CB · G EC · B E9

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CBeCe9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,282.1032 g/mol
11 atoms

CBeCe9 has a molar mass of 1,282.1032 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Be, 9 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,282.1032 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1289825 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.6970796 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C0.9%

Be0.7%

Ce98.4%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.937%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.703%

Cerium (Ce × 9)1,261.08 g/mol, 98.36%

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