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Recognised as Colour

#9ABCC0

  • #9ABCC0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9ABCC0 is a cyan with RGB values 154, 188, 192 and HSL 186°, 23%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9ABCC0#9ABCC0
HEX#9ABCC0
RGBrgb(154, 188, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7373, 0.7529
RGB percentages60.4%, 73.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(186.3, 23.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 19.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK19.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,140,864
CSS custom property--colour: #9ABCC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#65433F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B9C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB4C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8FBFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 11.4Silver · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09E9A
Analogous#9AC0B1, #9AA9C0
Triadic#C09ABC, #BCC09A
Split complementary#C09AA9, #C0B19A
Tetradic#B19AC0, #C09E9A, #A9C09A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFB
Lighter +20%#D9E6E7
Lighter +10%#B9D1D4
Darker −10%#7BA7AC
Darker −20%#5E9096
Darker −30%#4A7277
Darker −40%#375457
More saturated +25%#86CCD5
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R154
G188
B192
Red154 (60.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue186.32°
Saturation (HSL)23.17%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G BC · B C0

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