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Colour

#CDE2DF

  • #CDE2DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDE2DF is a cyan with RGB values 205, 226, 223 and HSL 171°, 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

#CDE2DF#CDE2DF
HEX#CDE2DF
RGBrgb(205, 226, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8863, 0.8745
RGB percentages80.4%, 88.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(171.4, 26.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 9.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.3%, 0%, 1.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,492,959
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#321D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DFDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDCDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C8E3E1no 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 text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6Light grey · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.9Light cyan · ΔE 10.2Azure · ΔE 11White smoke · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CDD0
Analogous#CDE2D5, #CDDBE2
Triadic#DFCDE2, #E2DFCD
Split complementary#E2CDDB, #E2D5CD
Tetradic#D5CDE2, #E2CDD0, #DBE2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF5F4
Darker −10%#ADCFCA
Darker −20%#8CBDB6
Darker −30%#6CAAA1
Darker −40%#539087
More saturated +25%#C3ECE6
Less saturated −25%#D7D8D8

Channel breakdown

R205
G226
B223
Red205 (80.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G E2 · B DF

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