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Recognised as Colour

#9ACCCC

  • #9ACCCC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9ACCCC is a cyan with RGB values 154, 204, 204 and HSL 180°, 33%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9ACCCC#9ACCCC
HEX#9ACCCC
RGBrgb(154, 204, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8, 0.8
RGB percentages60.4%, 80%, 80%
HSLhsl(180, 32.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 24.5%, 80%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,144,972
CSS custom property--colour: #9ACCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#653333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#89CFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 9.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 16Silver · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9A9A
Analogous#9ACCB3, #9AB3CC
Triadic#CC9ACC, #CCCC9A
Split complementary#CC9AB3, #CCB39A
Tetradic#B39ACC, #CC9A9A, #B3CC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEEEE
Lighter +10%#BCDDDD
Darker −10%#78BBBB
Darker −20%#56AAAA
Darker −30%#458888
Darker −40%#346666
More saturated +25%#87DFDF
Less saturated −25%#ADB9B9

Channel breakdown

R154
G204
B204
Red154 (60.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)32.89%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9A · G CC · B CC

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