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Recognised as Colour

#CDE6E2

  • #CDE6E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#CDE6E2 is a cyan with RGB values 205, 230, 226 and HSL 170°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#CDE6E2#CDE6E2
HEX#CDE6E2
RGBrgb(205, 230, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.902, 0.8863
RGB percentages80.4%, 90.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(170.4, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK10.9%, 0%, 1.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,493,986
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#32191D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E3E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDFE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C7E7E5no 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 text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 8.9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.2Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 10.2Azure · ΔE 10.4Mint cream · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6CDD1
Analogous#CDE6D5, #CDDEE6
Triadic#E2CDE6, #E6E2CD
Split complementary#E6CDDE, #E6D6CD
Tetradic#D6CDE6, #E6CDD1, #DEE6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF7F6
Darker −10%#ABD5CE
Darker −20%#89C4BB
Darker −30%#67B3A7
Darker −40%#4D9A8E
More saturated +25%#C4EFE8
Less saturated −25%#D6DDDC

Channel breakdown

R205
G230
B226
Red205 (80.4%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue170.4°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G E6 · B E2

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