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Recognised as Colour

#9BBAB2

  • #9BBAB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9BBAB2 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 186, 178 and HSL 165°, 18%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9BBAB2#9BBAB2
HEX#9BBAB2
RGBrgb(155, 186, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7294, 0.698
RGB percentages60.8%, 72.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(164.5, 18.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 16.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,205,874
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBAB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#64454D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B6B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B2B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#94BBB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Light grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9BA3
Analogous#9BBAA3, #9BB3BA
Triadic#B29BBA, #BAB29B
Split complementary#BA9BB3, #BAA39B
Tetradic#A29BBA, #BA9BA3, #B3BA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8F8
Lighter +20%#D7E4E0
Lighter +10%#B9CFC9
Darker −10%#7DA59B
Darker −20%#628D82
Darker −30%#4D6F66
Darker −40%#38514B
More saturated +25%#86CFBC
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R155
G186
B178
Red155 (60.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue164.52°
Saturation (HSL)18.34%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G BA · B B2

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