Colour

#DAFCF9

#DAFCF9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light cyan

#DAFCF9 is a cyan with RGB values 218, 252, 249 and HSL 175°, 85%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#DAFCF9#DAFCF9

HEX#DAFCF9

RGBrgb(218, 252, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.9882, 0.9765

RGB percentages85.5%, 98.8%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(174.7, 85%, 92.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 13.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK13.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,351,609

CSS custom property--colour: #DAFCF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness242 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.27:1

Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5

Inverted#250306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8F8F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1F3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D1FEFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 2.3 Azure · ΔE 7 Mint cream · ΔE 8.5 Honeydew · ΔE 8.9 Alice blue · ΔE 10.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 2.31, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCDADD

Analogous#DAFCE8, #DAEEFC

Triadic#F9DAFC, #FCF9DA

Split complementary#FCDAEE, #FCE8DA

Tetradic#E8DAFC, #FCDADD, #EEFCDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#ABF8F1

Darker −20%#7CF4EA

Darker −30%#4CF1E2

Darker −40%#1DEDDA

More saturated +25%#D7FFFB

Less saturated −25%#DFF7F5

Channel breakdown

R218

G252

B249

Red218 (85.5%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue174.71°

Saturation (HSL)85%

Lightness92.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DA · G FC · B F9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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