Colour

#9BCAB7

#9BCAB7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9BCAB7 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 202, 183 and HSL 156°, 31%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9BCAB7#9BCAB7

HEX#9BCAB7

RGBrgb(155, 202, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7922, 0.7176

RGB percentages60.8%, 79.2%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(155.7, 30.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.7, 23.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK23.3%, 0%, 9.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,209,975

CSS custom property--colour: #9BCAB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#643548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C4B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFBDB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#91CBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.3 Powder blue · ΔE 16 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Light blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.5 Silver · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CA9BAE

Analogous#9BCAA0, #9BC5CA

Triadic#B79BCA, #CAB79B

Split complementary#CA9BC5, #CAA09B

Tetradic#A09BCA, #CA9BAE, #C5CA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEEDE7

Lighter +10%#BCDCCF

Darker −10%#7AB89F

Darker −20%#58A787

Darker −30%#47856C

Darker −40%#356451

More saturated +25%#88DDBB

Less saturated −25%#AEB7B3

Channel breakdown

R155

G202

B183

Red155 (60.8%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue155.74°

Saturation (HSL)30.72%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G CA · B B7

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