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Recognised as Colour

#9CEAE3

  • #9CEAE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CEAE3 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 234, 227 and HSL 175°, 65%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CEAE3#9CEAE3
HEX#9CEAE3
RGBrgb(156, 234, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9176, 0.8902
RGB percentages61.2%, 91.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(174.6, 65%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.6, 33.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,283,747
CSS custom property--colour: #9CEAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#63151C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#80EEE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.6Powder blue · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Light cyan · ΔE 18.5Turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9CA3
Analogous#9CEABC, #9CCAEA
Triadic#E39CEA, #EAE39C
Split complementary#EA9CCA, #EABC9C
Tetradic#BC9CEA, #EA9CA3, #CAEA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FCFB
Lighter +10%#C6F3EF
Darker −10%#72E1D7
Darker −20%#48D8CB
Darker −30%#29C4B6
Darker −40%#21998F
More saturated +25%#8DF9EF
Less saturated −25%#ABDBD7

Channel breakdown

R156
G234
B227
Red156 (61.2%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue174.62°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G EA · B E3

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