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Recognised as Colour

#9CDFCB

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

#9CDFCB is a cyan with RGB values 156, 223, 203 and HSL 162°, 51%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CDFCB#9CDFCB
HEX#9CDFCB
RGBrgb(156, 223, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8745, 0.7961
RGB percentages61.2%, 87.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(162.1, 51.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.1, 30%, 87.5%)
CMYK30%, 0%, 9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,280,907
CSS custom property--colour: #9CDFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#632034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD7CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFCECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AE0D9no 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 text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2Turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF9CB0
Analogous#9CDFAA, #9CD2DF
Triadic#CB9CDF, #DFCB9C
Split complementary#DF9CD2, #DFA99C
Tetradic#A99CDF, #DF9CB0, #D2DF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F8F3
Lighter +10%#C3EBDF
Darker −10%#75D3B7
Darker −20%#4FC6A3
Darker −30%#37AB88
Darker −40%#2B846A
More saturated +25%#8CEFD2
Less saturated −25%#ACCFC4

Channel breakdown

R156
G223
B203
Red156 (61.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue162.09°
Saturation (HSL)51.15%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G DF · B CB

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