Colour

#DFECEC

#DFECEC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: White smoke

#DFECEC is a cyan with RGB values 223, 236, 236 and HSL 180°, 25%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#DFECEC#DFECEC

HEX#DFECEC

RGBrgb(223, 236, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9255, 0.9255

RGB percentages87.5%, 92.5%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(180, 25.5%, 90%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 5.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK5.5%, 0%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,675,180

CSS custom property--colour: #DFECEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.35:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#201313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAEBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7E8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DCEDECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 6.1 Alice blue · ΔE 6.2 Azure · ΔE 6.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5 Mint cream · ΔE 7.2 Ghost white · ΔE 7.9

Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECDFDF

Analogous#DFECE6, #DFE6EC

Triadic#ECDFEC, #ECECDF

Split complementary#ECDFE6, #ECE6DF

Tetradic#E6DFEC, #ECDFDF, #E6ECDF

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%#BFD9D9

Darker −20%#9FC6C6

Darker −30%#7FB3B3

Darker −40%#5FA0A0

More saturated +25%#D9F2F2

Less saturated −25%#E5E6E6

Channel breakdown

R223

G236

B236

Red223 (87.5%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)25.49%

Lightness90%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR DF · G EC · B EC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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