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Recognised as Colour

#9BDECE

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

#9BDECE is a cyan with RGB values 155, 222, 206 and HSL 166°, 50%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9BDECE#9BDECE
HEX#9BDECE
RGBrgb(155, 222, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8706, 0.8078
RGB percentages60.8%, 87.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(165.7, 50.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.7, 30.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK30.2%, 0%, 7.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,215,118
CSS custom property--colour: #9BDECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#642131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9D6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCDCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#88E0D9no 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 text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.9Powder blue · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18.5Turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9BAB
Analogous#9BDEAD, #9BCDDE
Triadic#CE9BDE, #DECE9B
Split complementary#DE9BCD, #DEAC9B
Tetradic#AC9BDE, #DE9BAB, #CDDE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F7F4
Lighter +10%#C1EBE1
Darker −10%#75D1BB
Darker −20%#4EC5A8
Darker −30%#38A88D
Darker −40%#2B826D
More saturated +25%#8AEFD7
Less saturated −25%#ACCDC5

Channel breakdown

R155
G222
B206
Red155 (60.8%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue165.67°
Saturation (HSL)50.38%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G DE · B CE

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