Colour
#9CBDAF
- #9CBDAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#9CBDAF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 189, 175 and HSL 155°, 20%, 68%. 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
#9CBDAF#9CBDAF
HEX#9CBDAF
RGBrgb(156, 189, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7412, 0.6863
RGB percentages61.2%, 74.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(154.5, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.5, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK17.5%, 0%, 7.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,272,175
CSS custom property--colour: #9CBDAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#634250
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD9CAA
Analogous#9CBD9F, #9CBBBD
Triadic#AF9CBD, #BDAF9C
Split complementary#BD9CBB, #BD9E9C
Tetradic#9F9CBD, #BD9CAA, #BBBD9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G189
B175
Red156 (61.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue154.55°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G BD · B AF
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