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Recognised as Colour

#CDE2DC

  • #CDE2DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDE2DC is a cyan with RGB values 205, 226, 220 and HSL 163°, 27%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDE2DC#CDE2DC
HEX#CDE2DC
RGBrgb(205, 226, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8863, 0.8627
RGB percentages80.4%, 88.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(162.9, 26.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 9.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.3%, 0%, 2.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,492,956
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#321D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDCDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C8E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 8.9Light cyan · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Azure · ΔE 11.4Honeydew · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CDD3
Analogous#CDE2D2, #CDDEE2
Triadic#DCCDE2, #E2DCCD
Split complementary#E2CDDE, #E2D2CD
Tetradic#D2CDE2, #E2CDD3, #DEE2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF5F3
Darker −10%#ADCFC5
Darker −20%#8CBDAF
Darker −30%#6CAA98
Darker −40%#53907E
More saturated +25%#C3ECE0
Less saturated −25%#D7D8D8

Channel breakdown

R205
G226
B220
Red205 (80.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G E2 · B DC

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