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Recognised as Colour

#9CD2C4

  • #9CD2C4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CD2C4 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 210, 196 and HSL 164°, 37%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CD2C4#9CD2C4
HEX#9CD2C4
RGBrgb(156, 210, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8235, 0.7686
RGB percentages61.2%, 82.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(164.4, 37.5%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 25.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,277,572
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD2C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#632D3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECBC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C4C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8ED4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 16.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D29CAA
Analogous#9CD2A9, #9CC5D2
Triadic#C49CD2, #D2C49C
Split complementary#D29CC5, #D2A99C
Tetradic#A99CD2, #D29CAA, #C5D29C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2F2EE
Lighter +10%#BFE2D9
Darker −10%#79C2AF
Darker −20%#56B29A
Darker −30%#43927E
Darker −40%#336F60
More saturated +25%#8AE4CD
Less saturated −25%#AEC0BB

Channel breakdown

R156
G210
B196
Red156 (61.2%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue164.44°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G D2 · B C4

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