Recognised as Colour

#9CECD3

#9CECD3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CECD3 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 236, 211 and HSL 161°, 68%, 77%. 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

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HEX#9CECD3

RGBrgb(156, 236, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9255, 0.8275

RGB percentages61.2%, 92.5%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(161.2, 67.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 33.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK33.9%, 0%, 10.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,284,243

CSS custom property--colour: #9CECD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#63132C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7E2D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D8D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#86EDE4no 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 text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 17.1 Turquoise · ΔE 17.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4 Powder blue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EC9CB5

Analogous#9CECAB, #9CDDEC

Triadic#D39CEC, #ECD39C

Split complementary#EC9CDD, #ECAB9C

Tetradic#AB9CEC, #EC9CB5, #DDEC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2FCF9

Lighter +10%#C7F4E6

Darker −10%#71E4C0

Darker −20%#46DCAD

Darker −30%#26C996

Darker −40%#1E9E76

More saturated +25%#8DFBD9

Less saturated −25%#ABDDCD

Channel breakdown

R156

G236

B211

Red156 (61.2%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue161.25°

Saturation (HSL)67.8%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G EC · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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