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Recognised as Colour

#9AFFDD

  • #9AFFDD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#9AFFDD is a cyan with RGB values 154, 255, 221 and HSL 160°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#9AFFDD#9AFFDD
HEX#9AFFDD
RGBrgb(154, 255, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 1, 0.8667
RGB percentages60.4%, 100%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(159.8, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.8, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 0%, 13.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,158,045
CSS custom property--colour: #9AFFDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.72:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#650022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAF3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E7DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7BFFF5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 8.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.7Turquoise · ΔE 17.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 22.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.5Aqua · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9ABC
Analogous#9AFFAB, #9AEFFF
Triadic#DD9AFF, #FFDD9A
Split complementary#FF9AEF, #FFAB9A
Tetradic#AB9AFF, #FF9ABC, #EFFF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDFFEE
Darker −10%#67FFCC
Darker −20%#34FFBB
Darker −30%#01FFA9
Darker −40%#00CD88
More saturated +25%#9AFFDD
Less saturated −25%#A7F2D9

Channel breakdown

R154
G255
B221
Red154 (60.4%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue159.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G FF · B DD

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