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Recognised as Colour

#9CC4BF

  • #9CC4BF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9CC4BF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 196, 191 and HSL 173°, 25%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9CC4BF#9CC4BF
HEX#9CC4BF
RGBrgb(156, 196, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7686, 0.749
RGB percentages61.2%, 76.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(172.5, 25.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 20.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,273,983
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC4BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#633B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0BFBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BAC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91C6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 16Light grey · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49CA1
Analogous#9CC4AB, #9CB5C4
Triadic#BF9CC4, #C4BF9C
Split complementary#C49CB5, #C4AB9C
Tetradic#AB9CC4, #C49CA1, #B5C49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFD
Lighter +20%#DCEAE8
Lighter +10%#BCD7D4
Darker −10%#7CB1AA
Darker −20%#5D9D95
Darker −30%#4A7D76
Darker −40%#375D58
More saturated +25%#88D8CE
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R156
G196
B191
Red156 (61.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.32%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G C4 · B BF

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