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Recognised as Colour

#9CF0DB

  • #9CF0DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CF0DB is a cyan with RGB values 156, 240, 219 and HSL 165°, 74%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CF0DB#9CF0DB
HEX#9CF0DB
RGBrgb(156, 240, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9412, 0.8588
RGB percentages61.2%, 94.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(165, 73.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 35%, 94.1%)
CMYK35%, 0%, 8.8%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,285,275
CSS custom property--colour: #9CF0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#630F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAE6DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#82F2EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17Turquoise · ΔE 17.2Aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.7Powder blue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F09CB1
Analogous#9CF0B1, #9CDBF0
Triadic#DB9CF0, #F0DB9C
Split complementary#F09CDB, #F0B19C
Tetradic#B19CF0, #F09CB1, #DBF09C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FDFB
Lighter +10%#C8F7EB
Darker −10%#70E9CB
Darker −20%#43E3BB
Darker −30%#20D3A6
Darker −40%#19A783
More saturated +25%#8EFEE2
Less saturated −25%#AAE2D4

Channel breakdown

R156
G240
B219
Red156 (61.2%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G F0 · B DB

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