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Colour

#9CEAE9

  • #9CEAE9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CEAE9 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 234, 233 and HSL 179°, 65%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CEAE9#9CEAE9
HEX#9CEAE9
RGBrgb(156, 234, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9176, 0.9137
RGB percentages61.2%, 91.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(179.2, 65%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 33.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 0.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,283,753
CSS custom property--colour: #9CEAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#631516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E3E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7EEFE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 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 text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light cyan · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9C9D
Analogous#9CEAC2, #9CC4EA
Triadic#E99CEA, #EAE99C
Split complementary#EA9CC4, #EAC29C
Tetradic#C29CEA, #EA9C9D, #C4EA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FCFC
Lighter +10%#C6F3F2
Darker −10%#72E1E0
Darker −20%#48D8D6
Darker −30%#29C4C2
Darker −40%#219998
More saturated +25%#8DF9F8
Less saturated −25%#ABDBDA

Channel breakdown

R156
G234
B233
Red156 (61.2%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue179.23°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G EA · B E9

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