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Colour

#9DB4B0

  • #9DB4B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9DB4B0 is a cyan with RGB values 157, 180, 176 and HSL 170°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9DB4B0#9DB4B0
HEX#9DB4B0
RGBrgb(157, 180, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7059, 0.6902
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(169.6, 13.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.6, 12.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK12.8%, 0%, 2.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,408
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB4B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#624B4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B1B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADAEB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#97B5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Silver · ΔE 10.7Light grey · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Powder blue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49DA1
Analogous#9DB4A5, #9DADB4
Triadic#B09DB4, #B4B09D
Split complementary#B49DAD, #B4A59D
Tetradic#A59DB4, #B49DA1, #ADB49D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6F6
Lighter +20%#D7E0DF
Lighter +10%#BACAC7
Darker −10%#809E99
Darker −20%#668580
Darker −30%#506864
Darker −40%#3A4B48
More saturated +25%#87CABE
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R157
G180
B176
Red157 (61.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue169.57°
Saturation (HSL)13.29%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G B4 · B B0

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