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Recognised as Colour

#9BC0BA

  • #9BC0BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9BC0BA is a cyan with RGB values 155, 192, 186 and HSL 170°, 23%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9BC0BA#9BC0BA
HEX#9BC0BA
RGBrgb(155, 192, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7529, 0.7294
RGB percentages60.8%, 75.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(170.3, 22.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 19.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,207,418
CSS custom property--colour: #9BC0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#643F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBCBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B6BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#91C2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Silver · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09BA1
Analogous#9BC0A8, #9BB4C0
Triadic#BA9BC0, #C0BA9B
Split complementary#C09BB4, #C0A89B
Tetradic#A79BC0, #C09BA1, #B4C09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFB
Lighter +20%#DAE7E5
Lighter +10%#BAD4D0
Darker −10%#7CACA4
Darker −20%#5F968D
Darker −30%#4B7770
Darker −40%#375852
More saturated +25%#87D4C8
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R155
G192
B186
Red155 (60.8%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue170.27°
Saturation (HSL)22.7%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G C0 · B BA

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