Colour

#9BC3C0

#9BC3C0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BC3C0 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 195, 192 and HSL 176°, 25%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9BC3C0#9BC3C0

HEX#9BC3C0

RGBrgb(155, 195, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7647, 0.7529

RGB percentages60.8%, 76.5%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(175.5, 25%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 20.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK20.5%, 0%, 1.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,208,192

CSS custom property--colour: #9BC3C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#643C3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEBFC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B9C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8FC5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.4 Light blue · ΔE 12 Silver · ΔE 14.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C39B9E

Analogous#9BC3AC, #9BB2C3

Triadic#C09BC3, #C3C09B

Split complementary#C39BB2, #C3AC9B

Tetradic#AC9BC3, #C39B9E, #B2C39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCFC

Lighter +20%#DBE9E8

Lighter +10%#BBD6D4

Darker −10%#7BB0AC

Darker −20%#5D9B96

Darker −30%#4A7B77

Darker −40%#375B59

More saturated +25%#87D7D1

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R155

G195

B192

Red155 (60.8%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue175.5°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G C3 · B C0

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Colour values

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