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Recognised as Colour

#9AE1E7

  • #9AE1E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9AE1E7 is a cyan with RGB values 154, 225, 231 and HSL 185°, 62%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9AE1E7#9AE1E7
HEX#9AE1E7
RGBrgb(154, 225, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8824, 0.9059
RGB percentages60.4%, 88.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(184.7, 61.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 33.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,150,375
CSS custom property--colour: #9AE1E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#651E18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DBE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DE6E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.1Powder blue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 9.9Sky blue · ΔE 14Light cyan · ΔE 17.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7A09A
Analogous#9AE7C6, #9ABBE7
Triadic#E79AE1, #E1E79A
Split complementary#E79ABB, #E7C69A
Tetradic#C69AE7, #E7A09A, #BBE79A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF9FB
Lighter +10%#C3EDF1
Darker −10%#71D5DD
Darker −20%#48C9D3
Darker −30%#2DB0BB
Darker −40%#238A92
More saturated +25%#8AEEF7
Less saturated −25%#AAD4D7

Channel breakdown

R154
G225
B231
Red154 (60.4%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue184.68°
Saturation (HSL)61.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G E1 · B E7

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