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Recognised as Colour

#9CCECA

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

#9CCECA is a cyan with RGB values 156, 206, 202 and HSL 175°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9CCECA#9CCECA
HEX#9CCECA
RGBrgb(156, 206, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8078, 0.7922
RGB percentages61.2%, 80.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(175.2, 33.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 24.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.3%, 0%, 1.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,276,554
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#633135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C9CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DD1CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.8Light blue · ΔE 11.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Light grey · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9CA0
Analogous#9CCEB1, #9CB9CE
Triadic#CA9CCE, #CECA9C
Split complementary#CE9CB9, #CEB19C
Tetradic#B19CCE, #CE9CA0, #B9CE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F0EF
Lighter +10%#BEDFDC
Darker −10%#7ABDB8
Darker −20%#58ACA5
Darker −30%#458C86
Darker −40%#346A65
More saturated +25%#8AE1DA
Less saturated −25%#AFBCBA

Channel breakdown

R156
G206
B202
Red156 (61.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue175.2°
Saturation (HSL)33.78%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G CE · B CA

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