Colour

#9BC5B5

#9BC5B5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BC5B5 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 197, 181 and HSL 157°, 27%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9BC5B5

RGBrgb(155, 197, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7725, 0.7098

RGB percentages60.8%, 77.3%, 71%

HSLhsl(157.1, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 21.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK21.3%, 0%, 8.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,208,693

CSS custom property--colour: #9BC5B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

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

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#643A4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3BFB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBBAB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#92C6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2 Silver · ΔE 17.6 Light blue · ΔE 17.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C59BAB

Analogous#9BC5A0, #9BC0C5

Triadic#B59BC5, #C5B59B

Split complementary#C59BC0, #C5A09B

Tetradic#A09BC5, #C59BAB, #C0C59B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDFD

Lighter +20%#DCEAE5

Lighter +10%#BBD8CD

Darker −10%#7BB29D

Darker −20%#5C9E85

Darker −30%#497E6A

Darker −40%#365E4F

More saturated +25%#87D9BA

Less saturated −25%#AFB1B0

Channel breakdown

R155

G197

B181

Red155 (60.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue157.14°

Saturation (HSL)26.58%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G C5 · B B5

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Colour values

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