Recognised as Colour
#9CE7DF
- #9CE7DF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#9CE7DF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 231, 223 and HSL 174°, 61%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#9CE7DF#9CE7DF
HEX#9CE7DF
RGBrgb(156, 231, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9059, 0.8745
RGB percentages61.2%, 90.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(173.6, 61%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 32.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK32.5%, 0%, 3.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,282,975
CSS custom property--colour: #9CE7DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#631820
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E79CA4
Analogous#9CE7BA, #9CCAE7
Triadic#DF9CE7, #E7DF9C
Split complementary#E79CCA, #E7BA9C
Tetradic#BA9CE7, #E79CA4, #C9E79C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G231
B223
Red156 (61.2%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue173.6°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G E7 · B DF
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