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Recognised as Colour

#9BFAEB

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

#9BFAEB is a cyan with RGB values 155, 250, 235 and HSL 171°, 90%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9BFAEB#9BFAEB
HEX#9BFAEB
RGBrgb(155, 250, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.9804, 0.9216
RGB percentages60.8%, 98%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(170.5, 90.5%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 38%, 98%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,222,315
CSS custom property--colour: #9BFAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.27:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#640514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2F0EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#79FEF5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Turquoise · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Powder blue · ΔE 19.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9BAA
Analogous#9BFABB, #9BDAFA
Triadic#EB9BFA, #FAEB9B
Split complementary#FA9BDA, #FABB9B
Tetradic#BB9BFA, #FA9BAA, #DAFA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFFFE
Lighter +10%#CCFCF5
Darker −10%#6AF8E1
Darker −20%#3AF5D8
Darker −30%#0CF0CC
Darker −40%#0ABFA3
More saturated +25%#96FFEE
Less saturated −25%#A8EDE2

Channel breakdown

R155
G250
B235
Red155 (60.8%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue170.53°
Saturation (HSL)90.48%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G FA · B EB

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