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Recognised as Colour

#9CB5AF

  • #9CB5AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9CB5AF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 181, 175 and HSL 166°, 14%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9CB5AF#9CB5AF
HEX#9CB5AF
RGBrgb(156, 181, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7098, 0.6863
RGB percentages61.2%, 71%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(165.6, 14.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.6, 13.8%, 71%)
CMYK13.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,127
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB5AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#634A50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B2AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAEAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#96B6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.1Silver · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B59CA2
Analogous#9CB5A3, #9CAFB5
Triadic#AF9CB5, #B5AF9C
Split complementary#B59CAF, #B5A39C
Tetradic#A39CB5, #B59CA2, #AFB59C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6F6
Lighter +20%#D6E1DE
Lighter +10%#B9CBC7
Darker −10%#7F9F97
Darker −20%#65867E
Darker −30%#4F6963
Darker −40%#394C47
More saturated +25%#86CBBA
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R156
G181
B175
Red156 (61.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue165.6°
Saturation (HSL)14.45%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G B5 · B AF

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