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Colour

#9AEAE3

  • #9AEAE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9AEAE3 is a cyan with RGB values 154, 234, 227 and HSL 175°, 66%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9AEAE3#9AEAE3
HEX#9AEAE3
RGBrgb(154, 234, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.9176, 0.8902
RGB percentages60.4%, 91.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(174.8, 65.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 34.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.2%, 0%, 3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,152,675
CSS custom property--colour: #9AEAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#65151C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7DEEE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7Powder blue · ΔE 12.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 17Light cyan · ΔE 19Turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9AA1
Analogous#9AEABB, #9AC9EA
Triadic#E39AEA, #EAE39A
Split complementary#EA9AC9, #EABB9A
Tetradic#BB9AEA, #EA9AA1, #C9EA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEFCFA
Lighter +10%#C4F3EF
Darker −10%#70E1D7
Darker −20%#46D8CC
Darker −30%#28C3B5
Darker −40%#20988E
More saturated +25%#8BF9F0
Less saturated −25%#A9DBD6

Channel breakdown

R154
G234
B227
Red154 (60.4%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue174.75°
Saturation (HSL)65.57%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G EA · B E3

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