Recognised as Colour
#9BADAB
- #9BADAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9BADAB is a cyan with RGB values 155, 173, 171 and HSL 173°, 10%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9BADAB#9BADAB
HEX#9BADAB
RGBrgb(155, 173, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6784, 0.6706
RGB percentages60.8%, 67.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(173.3, 9.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 10.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK10.4%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,539
CSS custom property--colour: #9BADAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#645254
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD9B9D
Analogous#9BADA2, #9BA6AD
Triadic#AB9BAD, #ADAB9B
Split complementary#AD9BA6, #ADA29B
Tetradic#A29BAD, #AD9B9D, #A6AD9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G173
B171
Red155 (60.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.89%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G AD · B AB
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