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Recognised as Colour

#9DBCB1

  • #9DBCB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#9DBCB1 is a cyan with RGB values 157, 188, 177 and HSL 159°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9DBCB1#9DBCB1
HEX#9DBCB1
RGBrgb(157, 188, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7373, 0.6941
RGB percentages61.6%, 73.7%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(158.7, 18.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.7, 16.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK16.5%, 0%, 5.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,457
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBCB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#62434E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB8B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B3B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#96BDB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 16Light grey · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9DA8
Analogous#9DBCA2, #9DB8BC
Triadic#B19DBC, #BCB19D
Split complementary#BC9DB8, #BCA29D
Tetradic#A29DBC, #BC9DA8, #B8BC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAF9
Lighter +20%#DAE5E1
Lighter +10%#BBD1C9
Darker −10%#7FA799
Darker −20%#639080
Darker −30%#4E7265
Darker −40%#39544A
More saturated +25%#88D1B7
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R157
G188
B177
Red157 (61.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue158.71°
Saturation (HSL)18.79%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G BC · B B1

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