Recognised as Colour

#9BC5BF

#9BC5BF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BC5BF is a cyan with RGB values 155, 197, 191 and HSL 171°, 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#9BC5BF

RGBrgb(155, 197, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7725, 0.749

RGB percentages60.8%, 77.3%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(171.4, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 21.3%, 77.3%)

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

24-bit integer10,208,703

CSS custom property--colour: #9BC5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

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

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#643A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C0BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8BAC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8FC7C3no 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 text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.7 Light blue · ΔE 13 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Silver · ΔE 15.2 Dark grey · ΔE 16.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C59BA1

Analogous#9BC5AA, #9BB6C5

Triadic#BF9BC5, #C5BF9B

Split complementary#C59BB6, #C5AA9B

Tetradic#AA9BC5, #C59BA1, #B6C59B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDFD

Lighter +20%#DCEAE8

Lighter +10%#BBD8D4

Darker −10%#7BB2AA

Darker −20%#5C9E95

Darker −30%#497E76

Darker −40%#365E58

More saturated +25%#87D9CD

Less saturated −25%#AFB1B1

Channel breakdown

R155

G197

B191

Red155 (60.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue171.43°

Saturation (HSL)26.58%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G C5 · B BF

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