Recognised as Colour
#9CBBAE
- #9CBBAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CBBAE is a cyan with RGB values 156, 187, 174 and HSL 155°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CBBAE#9CBBAE
HEX#9CBBAE
RGBrgb(156, 187, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7333, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.2%, 73.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(154.8, 18.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.8, 16.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK16.6%, 0%, 7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,271,662
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBBAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#634451
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB9CA9
Analogous#9CBB9F, #9CB8BB
Triadic#AE9CBB, #BBAE9C
Split complementary#BB9CB8, #BB9F9C
Tetradic#9F9CBB, #BB9CA9, #B8BB9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G187
B174
Red156 (61.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue154.84°
Saturation (HSL)18.56%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G BB · B AE
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