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Recognised as Colour

#9AC4B9

  • #9AC4B9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9AC4B9 is a cyan with RGB values 154, 196, 185 and HSL 164°, 26%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9AC4B9#9AC4B9
HEX#9AC4B9
RGBrgb(154, 196, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7686, 0.7255
RGB percentages60.4%, 76.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(164.3, 26.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 21.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK21.4%, 0%, 5.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,142,905
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC4B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#653B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1BFB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B9BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 15.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49AA5
Analogous#9AC4A4, #9ABAC4
Triadic#B99AC4, #C4B99A
Split complementary#C49ABA, #C4A49A
Tetradic#A49AC4, #C49AA5, #BAC49A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFC
Lighter +20%#DAEAE6
Lighter +10%#BAD7CF
Darker −10%#7AB1A3
Darker −20%#5B9D8B
Darker −30%#497C6F
Darker −40%#365C52
More saturated +25%#86D8C3
Less saturated −25%#AEB0AF

Channel breakdown

R154
G196
B185
Red154 (60.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue164.29°
Saturation (HSL)26.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G C4 · B B9

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