Recognised as Colour

#CCDFE2

#CCDFE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#CCDFE2 is a cyan with RGB values 204, 223, 226 and HSL 188°, 27%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CCDFE2#CCDFE2

HEX#CCDFE2

RGBrgb(204, 223, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8745, 0.8863

RGB percentages80%, 87.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(188.2, 27.5%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 9.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK9.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,426,658

CSS custom property--colour: #CCDFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#33201D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCDDE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8DAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C6E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.8 Light grey · ΔE 7.4 Powder blue · ΔE 9.5 Light blue · ΔE 10.1 Alice blue · ΔE 10.6 Light cyan · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2CFCC

Analogous#CCE2DA, #CCD4E2

Triadic#E2CCDF, #DFE2CC

Split complementary#E2CCD4, #E2DACC

Tetradic#DACCE2, #E2CFCC, #D4E2CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDF3F4

Darker −10%#ABCBD0

Darker −20%#8BB6BD

Darker −30%#6AA2AB

Darker −40%#528890

More saturated +25%#C2E6EC

Less saturated −25%#D6D8D8

Channel breakdown

R204

G223

B226

Red204 (80%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue188.18°

Saturation (HSL)27.5%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G DF · B E2

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CCdFe2 (chemical formula)

Formula
236.111 g/mol
4 atoms

CCdFe2 has a molar mass of 236.111 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Cd, 2 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass236.111 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.9207154 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5505549 × 10^21

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

C5.1%

Cd47.6%

Fe47.3%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.087%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 47.609%

Iron (Fe × 2)111.69 g/mol, 47.304%

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