Recognised as Colour

#9BC5BD

#9BC5BD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BC5BD is a cyan with RGB values 155, 197, 189 and HSL 169°, 27%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9BC5BD

RGBrgb(155, 197, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7725, 0.7412

RGB percentages60.8%, 77.3%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(168.6, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 21.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK21.3%, 0%, 4.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,208,701

CSS custom property--colour: #9BC5BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#643A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C0BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#90C7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.3 Light blue · ΔE 14 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Silver · ΔE 15.6 Dark grey · ΔE 17.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C59BA3

Analogous#9BC5A8, #9BB8C5

Triadic#BD9BC5, #C5BD9B

Split complementary#C59BB8, #C5A89B

Tetradic#A89BC5, #C59BA3, #B8C59B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDFD

Lighter +20%#DCEAE8

Lighter +10%#BBD8D2

Darker −10%#7BB2A8

Darker −20%#5C9E92

Darker −30%#497E74

Darker −40%#365E56

More saturated +25%#87D9C9

Less saturated −25%#AFB1B1

Channel breakdown

R155

G197

B189

Red155 (60.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue168.57°

Saturation (HSL)26.58%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G C5 · B BD

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