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Colour

#9AE8DF

  • #9AE8DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9AE8DF is a cyan with RGB values 154, 232, 223 and HSL 173°, 63%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9AE8DF#9AE8DF
HEX#9AE8DF
RGBrgb(154, 232, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.9098, 0.8745
RGB percentages60.4%, 91%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(173.1, 62.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 33.6%, 91%)
CMYK33.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,152,159
CSS custom property--colour: #9AE8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.98:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#651720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E0DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D5E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7FEBE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.6Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Light blue · ΔE 17.4Turquoise · ΔE 19.1Light cyan · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E89AA3
Analogous#9AE8B8, #9ACAE8
Triadic#DF9AE8, #E8DF9A
Split complementary#E89ACA, #E8B89A
Tetradic#B89AE8, #E89AA3, #CAE89A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFBF9
Lighter +10%#C4F1EC
Darker −10%#70DFD2
Darker −20%#47D5C5
Darker −30%#2BBEAD
Darker −40%#229487
More saturated +25%#8BF8EB
Less saturated −25%#AAD9D3

Channel breakdown

R154
G232
B223
Red154 (60.4%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue173.08°
Saturation (HSL)62.9%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G E8 · B DF

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