Colour

#9BC3C3

#9BC3C3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BC3C3 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 195, 195 and HSL 180°, 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

#9BC3C3#9BC3C3

HEX#9BC3C3

RGBrgb(155, 195, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7647, 0.7647

RGB percentages60.8%, 76.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(180, 25%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 20.5%, 76.5%)

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

24-bit integer10,208,195

CSS custom property--colour: #9BC3C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#643C3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEBFC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B9C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8EC6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.8 Light blue · ΔE 10.8 Silver · ΔE 14 Dark grey · ΔE 15.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C39B9B

Analogous#9BC3AF, #9BAFC3

Triadic#C39BC3, #C3C39B

Split complementary#C39BAF, #C3AF9B

Tetradic#AF9BC3, #C39B9B, #AFC39B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCFC

Lighter +20%#DBE9E9

Lighter +10%#BBD6D6

Darker −10%#7BB0B0

Darker −20%#5D9B9B

Darker −30%#4A7B7B

Darker −40%#375B5B

More saturated +25%#87D7D7

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R155

G195

B195

Red155 (60.8%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 9B · G C3 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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