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Recognised as Colour

#9BDACD

  • #9BDACD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9BDACD is a cyan with RGB values 155, 218, 205 and HSL 168°, 46%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9BDACD#9BDACD
HEX#9BDACD
RGBrgb(155, 218, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8549, 0.8039
RGB percentages60.8%, 85.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(167.6, 46%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 28.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK28.9%, 0%, 6%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,214,093
CSS custom property--colour: #9BDACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#642532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#89DCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1Light cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA9BA8
Analogous#9BDAAD, #9BC7DA
Triadic#CD9BDA, #DACD9B
Split complementary#DA9BC7, #DAAE9B
Tetradic#AE9BDA, #DA9BA8, #C7DA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F6F2
Lighter +10%#C0E8E0
Darker −10%#76CCBA
Darker −20%#51BEA8
Darker −30%#3BA18C
Darker −40%#2E7B6B
More saturated +25%#8AEBD7
Less saturated −25%#ACC9C3

Channel breakdown

R155
G218
B205
Red155 (60.8%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue167.62°
Saturation (HSL)45.99%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G DA · B CD

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