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Recognised as Colour

#9CD4D3

  • #9CD4D3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9CD4D3 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 212, 211 and HSL 179°, 39%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9CD4D3#9CD4D3
HEX#9CD4D3
RGBrgb(156, 212, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8314, 0.8275
RGB percentages61.2%, 83.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(178.9, 39.4%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 26.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK26.4%, 0%, 0.5%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,278,099
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD4D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#632B2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDCED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C6D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 9.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Light cyan · ΔE 18.6Light grey · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D49C9D
Analogous#9CD4B7, #9CB9D4
Triadic#D39CD4, #D4D39C
Split complementary#D49CB9, #D4B79C
Tetradic#B79CD4, #D49C9D, #B9D49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F3F3
Lighter +10%#C0E3E3
Darker −10%#78C5C3
Darker −20%#55B5B3
Darker −30%#419694
Darker −40%#327271
More saturated +25%#8AE6E4
Less saturated −25%#AEC2C2

Channel breakdown

R156
G212
B211
Red156 (61.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue178.93°
Saturation (HSL)39.44%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G D4 · B D3

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