Recognised as Colour
#9BD2BF
- #9BD2BF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#9BD2BF is a cyan with RGB values 155, 210, 191 and HSL 159°, 38%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#9BD2BF#9BD2BF
HEX#9BD2BF
RGBrgb(155, 210, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8235, 0.749
RGB percentages60.8%, 82.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(159.3, 37.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.3, 26.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK26.2%, 0%, 9%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,212,031
CSS custom property--colour: #9BD2BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#642D40
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D29BAE
Analogous#9BD2A3, #9BC9D2
Triadic#BF9BD2, #D2BF9B
Split complementary#D29BC9, #D2A39B
Tetradic#A39BD2, #D29BAE, #CAD29B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G210
B191
Red155 (60.8%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue159.27°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G D2 · B BF
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