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Recognised as Colour

#9AD7CC

  • #9AD7CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9AD7CC is a cyan with RGB values 154, 215, 204 and HSL 169°, 43%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9AD7CC#9AD7CC
HEX#9AD7CC
RGBrgb(154, 215, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8431, 0.8
RGB percentages60.4%, 84.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(169.2, 43.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 28.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 5.1%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,147,788
CSS custom property--colour: #9AD7CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#652833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C8CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#88D9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 15.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Light cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D79AA5
Analogous#9AD7AD, #9AC3D7
Triadic#CC9AD7, #D7CC9A
Split complementary#D79AC3, #D7AD9A
Tetradic#AD9AD7, #D79AA5, #C3D79A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F4F1
Lighter +10%#BFE5DE
Darker −10%#75C9BA
Darker −20%#51BAA7
Darker −30%#3D9B8A
Darker −40%#2F7669
More saturated +25%#88E9D7
Less saturated −25%#ACC5C1

Channel breakdown

R154
G215
B204
Red154 (60.4%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue169.18°
Saturation (HSL)43.26%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G D7 · B CC

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