Colour

#9BCEC1

#9BCEC1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9BCEC1 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 206, 193 and HSL 165°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9BCEC1

RGBrgb(155, 206, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8078, 0.7569

RGB percentages60.8%, 80.8%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(164.7, 34.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 24.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK24.8%, 0%, 6.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,211,009

CSS custom property--colour: #9BCEC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#64313E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8ED0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Light blue · ΔE 15.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9 Silver · ΔE 19.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE9BA8

Analogous#9BCEA8, #9BC1CE

Triadic#C19BCE, #CEC19B

Split complementary#CE9BC1, #CEA89B

Tetradic#A89BCE, #CE9BA8, #C1CE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFF0EB

Lighter +10%#BDDFD6

Darker −10%#79BDAC

Darker −20%#57AC97

Darker −30%#448C79

Darker −40%#34695C

More saturated +25%#88E1CA

Less saturated −25%#AEBBB8

Channel breakdown

R155

G206

B193

Red155 (60.8%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue164.71°

Saturation (HSL)34.23%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G CE · B C1

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