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Recognised as Colour

#9CEDE8

  • #9CEDE8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CEDE8 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 237, 232 and HSL 176°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CEDE8#9CEDE8
HEX#9CEDE8
RGBrgb(156, 237, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9294, 0.9098
RGB percentages61.2%, 92.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(176.3, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.3, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 0%, 2.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,284,520
CSS custom property--colour: #9CEDE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#631217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DAE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#7EF1EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8Light cyan · ΔE 18.4Turquoise · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED9CA1
Analogous#9CEDC0, #9CCAED
Triadic#E89CED, #EDE89C
Split complementary#ED9CCA, #EDC09C
Tetradic#C09CED, #ED9CA1, #CAED9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FDFC
Lighter +10%#C7F5F2
Darker −10%#71E5DE
Darker −20%#46DDD4
Darker −30%#25CBC1
Darker −40%#1DA098
More saturated +25%#8DFCF5
Less saturated −25%#ABDEDB

Channel breakdown

R156
G237
B232
Red156 (61.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue176.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G ED · B E8

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