Colour

#9CFDEF

#9CFDEF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9CFDEF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 253, 239 and HSL 171°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CFDEF#9CFDEF

HEX#9CFDEF

RGBrgb(156, 253, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9922, 0.9373

RGB percentages61.2%, 99.2%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(171.3, 96%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 38.3%, 99.2%)

CMYK38.3%, 0%, 5.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,288,623

CSS custom property--colour: #9CFDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8355WCAG 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 17.71:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#630210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4F3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3E6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#78FFF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 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 text17.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Turquoise · ΔE 17.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.3 Powder blue · ΔE 19.9 Aqua · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FD9CAA

Analogous#9CFDBF, #9CDBFD

Triadic#EF9CFD, #FDEF9C

Split complementary#FD9CDB, #FDBF9C

Tetradic#BE9CFD, #FD9CAA, #DBFD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#CEFEF7

Darker −10%#6AFCE7

Darker −20%#38FBDF

Darker −30%#06FAD7

Darker −40%#04C9AD

More saturated +25%#9AFFF0

Less saturated −25%#A9F0E6

Channel breakdown

R156

G253

B239

Red156 (61.2%)

Green253 (99.2%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue171.34°

Saturation (HSL)96.04%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G FD · B EF

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