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Recognised as Colour

#9BF4EF

  • #9BF4EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9BF4EF is a cyan with RGB values 155, 244, 239 and HSL 177°, 80%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9BF4EF#9BF4EF
HEX#9BF4EF
RGBrgb(155, 244, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.9569, 0.9373
RGB percentages60.8%, 95.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(176.6, 80.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 36.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 2%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,220,783
CSS custom property--colour: #9BF4EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.58:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#640B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEBEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADFF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#78F9F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.1Powder blue · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 19Turquoise · ΔE 19Light cyan · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F49BA0
Analogous#9BF4C2, #9BCDF4
Triadic#EF9BF4, #F4EF9B
Split complementary#F49BCD, #F4C29B
Tetradic#C29BF4, #F49BA0, #CDF49B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FEFE
Lighter +10%#C9F9F6
Darker −10%#6DEFE8
Darker −20%#3FEAE0
Darker −30%#18DED3
Darker −40%#13B0A7
More saturated +25%#90FFF9
Less saturated −25%#A9E6E3

Channel breakdown

R155
G244
B239
Red155 (60.8%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue176.63°
Saturation (HSL)80.18%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G F4 · B EF

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