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Colour

#9CBCBB

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

#9CBCBB is a cyan with RGB values 156, 188, 187 and HSL 178°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9CBCBB#9CBCBB
HEX#9CBCBB
RGBrgb(156, 188, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7373, 0.7333
RGB percentages61.2%, 73.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(178.1, 19.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 17%, 73.7%)
CMYK17%, 0%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,271,931
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBCBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#634344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B4BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#93BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Light grey · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9C9D
Analogous#9CBCAB, #9CADBC
Triadic#BB9CBC, #BCBB9C
Split complementary#BC9CAD, #BCAB9C
Tetradic#AB9CBC, #BC9C9D, #ADBC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FAFA
Lighter +20%#D9E5E5
Lighter +10%#BAD1D0
Darker −10%#7EA7A6
Darker −20%#62908F
Darker −30%#4D7271
Darker −40%#395353
More saturated +25%#87D1CE
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R156
G188
B187
Red156 (61.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue178.12°
Saturation (HSL)19.28%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G BC · B BB

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