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Recognised as Colour

#9ACECE

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

#9ACECE is a cyan with RGB values 154, 206, 206 and HSL 180°, 35%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9ACECE#9ACECE
HEX#9ACECE
RGBrgb(154, 206, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8078, 0.8078
RGB percentages60.4%, 80.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(180, 34.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK25.2%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,145,486
CSS custom property--colour: #9ACECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#653131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#88D1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.7Light blue · ΔE 9.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9A9A
Analogous#9ACEB4, #9AB4CE
Triadic#CE9ACE, #CECE9A
Split complementary#CE9AB4, #CEB49A
Tetradic#B49ACE, #CE9A9A, #B4CE9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEFEF
Lighter +10%#BCDFDF
Darker −10%#78BDBD
Darker −20%#55ADAD
Darker −30%#448B8B
Darker −40%#336969
More saturated +25%#87E1E1
Less saturated −25%#ADBBBB

Channel breakdown

R154
G206
B206
Red154 (60.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)34.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9A · G CE · B CE

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