Colour

#DFEDED

#DFEDED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Alice blue

#DFEDED is a cyan with RGB values 223, 237, 237 and HSL 180°, 28%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#DFEDED#DFEDED

HEX#DFEDED

RGBrgb(223, 237, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9294, 0.9294

RGB percentages87.5%, 92.9%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(180, 28%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 5.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK5.9%, 0%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,675,437

CSS custom property--colour: #DFEDED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.47:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#201212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBEBEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8E9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#DBEEEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 6.1 White smoke · ΔE 6.2 Azure · ΔE 6.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 7 Mint cream · ΔE 7 Light cyan · ΔE 7.6

Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDDFDF

Analogous#DFEDE6, #DFE6ED

Triadic#EDDFED, #EDEDDF

Split complementary#EDDFE6, #EDE6DF

Tetradic#E6DFED, #EDDFDF, #E6EDDF

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%#BEDBDB

Darker −20%#9EC8C8

Darker −30%#7DB6B6

Darker −40%#5CA4A4

More saturated +25%#D9F3F3

Less saturated −25%#E5E7E7

Channel breakdown

R223

G237

B237

Red223 (87.5%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)28%

Lightness90.2%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR DF · G ED · B ED

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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