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Colour

#9CFFFF

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

#9CFFFF is a cyan with RGB values 156, 255, 255 and HSL 180°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9CFFFF#9CFFFF
HEX#9CFFFF
RGBrgb(156, 255, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 1, 1
RGB percentages61.2%, 100%, 100%
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,289,151
CSS custom property--colour: #9CFFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.16:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#630000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3F6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E9FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#70FFFFno 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 text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3Aqua · ΔE 20Cyan · ΔE 20Light cyan · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9C9C
Analogous#9CFFCE, #9CCEFF
Triadic#FF9CFF, #FFFF9C
Split complementary#FF9CCE, #FFCE9C
Tetradic#CE9CFF, #FF9C9C, #CEFF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFFFFF
Darker −10%#69FFFF
Darker −20%#36FFFF
Darker −30%#03FFFF
Darker −40%#00CFCF
More saturated +25%#9CFFFF
Less saturated −25%#A8F3F3

Channel breakdown

R156
G255
B255
Red156 (61.2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9C · G FF · B FF

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