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Recognised as Colour

#9AE0DC

  • #9AE0DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9AE0DC is a cyan with RGB values 154, 224, 220 and HSL 177°, 53%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9AE0DC#9AE0DC
HEX#9AE0DC
RGBrgb(154, 224, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8784, 0.8627
RGB percentages60.4%, 87.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(176.6, 53%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 31.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK31.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,150,108
CSS custom property--colour: #9AE0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#651F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCFDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#81E4DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.3Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17Light cyan · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09A9E
Analogous#9AE0B9, #9AC1E0
Triadic#DC9AE0, #E0DC9A
Split complementary#E09AC1, #E0B99A
Tetradic#B99AE0, #E09A9E, #C1E09A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F8F7
Lighter +10%#C1ECEA
Darker −10%#73D4CE
Darker −20%#4CC8C1
Darker −30%#35ACA5
Darker −40%#298580
More saturated +25%#8AF1EB
Less saturated −25%#ABD0CD

Channel breakdown

R154
G224
B220
Red154 (60.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue176.57°
Saturation (HSL)53.03%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G E0 · B DC

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