Recognised as Colour
#9CAEAC
- #9CAEAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CAEAC is a cyan with RGB values 156, 174, 172 and HSL 173°, 10%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CAEAC#9CAEAC
HEX#9CAEAC
RGBrgb(156, 174, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6824, 0.6745
RGB percentages61.2%, 68.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(173.3, 10%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 10.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,332
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAEAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#635153
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE9C9E
Analogous#9CAEA3, #9CA7AE
Triadic#AC9CAE, #AEAC9C
Split complementary#AE9CA7, #AEA39C
Tetradic#A39CAE, #AE9C9E, #A7AE9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G174
B172
Red156 (61.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G AE · B AC
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