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Recognised as Colour

#9CD4BF

  • #9CD4BF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CD4BF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 212, 191 and HSL 158°, 39%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CD4BF#9CD4BF
HEX#9CD4BF
RGBrgb(156, 212, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8314, 0.749
RGB percentages61.2%, 83.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(157.5, 39.4%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 26.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK26.4%, 0%, 9.9%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,278,079
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD4BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#632B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1CDBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7C5C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 16Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 20Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D49CB1
Analogous#9CD4A3, #9CCDD4
Triadic#BF9CD4, #D4BF9C
Split complementary#D49CCD, #D4A39C
Tetradic#A39CD4, #D49CB1, #CDD49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F3ED
Lighter +10%#C0E3D6
Darker −10%#78C5A8
Darker −20%#55B591
Darker −30%#419676
Darker −40%#32725A
More saturated +25%#8AE6C3
Less saturated −25%#AEC2BB

Channel breakdown

R156
G212
B191
Red156 (61.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.44%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G D4 · B BF

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