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Colour

#9CBABF

  • #9CBABF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#9CBABF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 186, 191 and HSL 189°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9CBABF#9CBABF
HEX#9CBABF
RGBrgb(156, 186, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7294, 0.749
RGB percentages61.2%, 72.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(188.6, 21.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 18.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK18.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,271,423
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#634540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B7BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB3BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#92BDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA19C
Analogous#9CBFB3, #9CA9BF
Triadic#BF9CBA, #BABF9C
Split complementary#BF9CA9, #BFB39C
Tetradic#B39CBF, #BFA19C, #A9BF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFB
Lighter +20%#DAE5E7
Lighter +10%#BBD0D3
Darker −10%#7DA4AB
Darker −20%#608D95
Darker −30%#4C7076
Darker −40%#385257
More saturated +25%#88C9D3
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R156
G186
B191
Red156 (61.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.47%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G BA · B BF

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