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Recognised as Colour

#9CFBF9

  • #9CFBF9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CFBF9 is a cyan with RGB values 156, 251, 249 and HSL 179°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CFBF9#9CFBF9
HEX#9CFBF9
RGBrgb(156, 251, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9843, 0.9765
RGB percentages61.2%, 98.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(178.7, 92.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 37.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.8%, 0%, 0.8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,288,121
CSS custom property--colour: #9CFBF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.58:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#630406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0F2F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE5FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74FFFAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.5Powder blue · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Light cyan · ΔE 19.7Turquoise · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FB9C9E
Analogous#9CFBC9, #9CCEFB
Triadic#F99CFB, #FBF99C
Split complementary#FB9CCE, #FBC99C
Tetradic#C99CFB, #FB9C9E, #CEFB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDFDFC
Darker −10%#6BF9F6
Darker −20%#3AF7F3
Darker −30%#0AF4EF
Darker −40%#08C3BF
More saturated +25%#98FFFD
Less saturated −25%#A9EEED

Channel breakdown

R156
G251
B249
Red156 (61.2%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue178.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.23%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G FB · B F9

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