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Recognised as Colour

#CDDEDE

  • #CDDEDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDDEDE is a cyan with RGB values 205, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 20%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDDEDE#CDDEDE
HEX#CDDEDE
RGBrgb(205, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages80.4%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 20.5%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 7.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK7.7%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,491,934
CSS custom property--colour: #CDDEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#322121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDCDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D9DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C8DFDEno 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 text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6Light grey · ΔE 6.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.4White smoke · ΔE 11.1Alice blue · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECDCD
Analogous#CDDED6, #CDD6DE
Triadic#DECDDE, #DEDECD
Split complementary#DECDD6, #DED6CD
Tetradic#D6CDDE, #DECDCD, #D6DECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF2F2
Darker −10%#AECACA
Darker −20%#90B5B5
Darker −30%#71A1A1
Darker −40%#598686
More saturated +25%#C3E8E8
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R205
G222
B222
Red205 (80.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR CD · G DE · B DE

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