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Recognised as Colour

#D6EAE3

  • #D6EAE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#D6EAE3 is a cyan with RGB values 214, 234, 227 and HSL 159°, 32%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#D6EAE3#D6EAE3
HEX#D6EAE3
RGBrgb(214, 234, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.9176, 0.8902
RGB percentages83.9%, 91.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(159, 32.3%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159, 8.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK8.5%, 0%, 3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,084,835
CSS custom property--colour: #D6EAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.74:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#29151C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D2EAE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 8.4Gainsboro · ΔE 8.6Honeydew · ΔE 8.6Azure · ΔE 8.9Mint cream · ΔE 8.9White smoke · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD6DD
Analogous#D6EAD9, #D6E7EA
Triadic#E3D6EA, #EAE3D6
Split complementary#EAD6E7, #EAD9D6
Tetradic#D9D6EA, #EAD6DD, #E7EAD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FBFA
Darker −10%#B4D9CC
Darker −20%#93C7B5
Darker −30%#71B69E
Darker −40%#53A186
More saturated +25%#CEF2E5
Less saturated −25%#DEE2E1

Channel breakdown

R214
G234
B227
Red214 (83.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue159°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G EA · B E3

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