Recognised as Colour

#CCDFE3

#CCDFE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#CCDFE3 is a cyan with RGB values 204, 223, 227 and HSL 190°, 29%, 85%. 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

#CCDFE3#CCDFE3

HEX#CCDFE3

RGBrgb(204, 223, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8745, 0.8902

RGB percentages80%, 87.5%, 89%

HSLhsl(190.4, 29.1%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 10.1%, 89%)

CMYK10.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,426,659

CSS custom property--colour: #CCDFE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1

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

Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#33201C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBDDE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DAE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C6E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 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 text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9 Light grey · ΔE 7.5 Powder blue · ΔE 9.5 Light blue · ΔE 9.8 Alice blue · ΔE 10.5 Light cyan · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3D0CC

Analogous#CCE3DC, #CCD4E3

Triadic#E3CCDF, #DFE3CC

Split complementary#E3CCD4, #E3DCCC

Tetradic#DCCCE3, #E3D0CC, #D4E3CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDF4F5

Darker −10%#ABCAD1

Darker −20%#8AB6BF

Darker −30%#69A1AD

Darker −40%#508793

More saturated +25%#C2E5ED

Less saturated −25%#D6D9D9

Channel breakdown

R204

G223

B227

Red204 (80%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue190.43°

Saturation (HSL)29.11%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G DF · B E3

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CCdFe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
291.956 g/mol
5 atoms

CCdFe3 has a molar mass of 291.956 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Cd, 3 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass291.956 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.8480434 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0626878 × 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

C4.1%

Cd38.5%

Fe57.4%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.114%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 38.502%

Iron (Fe × 3)167.535 g/mol, 57.384%

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