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Recognised as Colour

#9CC6B2

  • #9CC6B2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CC6B2 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 198, 178 and HSL 151°, 27%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CC6B2#9CC6B2
HEX#9CC6B2
RGBrgb(156, 198, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7765, 0.698
RGB percentages61.2%, 77.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(151.4, 26.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.4, 21.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK21.2%, 0%, 10.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,274,482
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC6B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#63394D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C0B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBBB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#94C6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1Silver · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69CB0
Analogous#9CC69D, #9CC5C6
Triadic#B29CC6, #C6B29C
Split complementary#C69CC5, #C69D9C
Tetradic#9D9CC6, #C69CB0, #C5C69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFE
Lighter +20%#DDEBE4
Lighter +10%#BCD9CB
Darker −10%#7CB399
Darker −20%#5CA080
Darker −30%#498066
Darker −40%#375F4C
More saturated +25%#89DAB3
Less saturated −25%#B0B3B1

Channel breakdown

R156
G198
B178
Red156 (61.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue151.43°
Saturation (HSL)26.92%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G C6 · B B2

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