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Recognised as Colour

#9DC1BB

  • #9DC1BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9DC1BB is a cyan with RGB values 157, 193, 187 and HSL 170°, 22%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9DC1BB#9DC1BB
HEX#9DC1BB
RGBrgb(157, 193, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7569, 0.7333
RGB percentages61.6%, 75.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(170, 22.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 18.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK18.7%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,338,747
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#623E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBDBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B8BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#93C3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Silver · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19DA3
Analogous#9DC1A9, #9DB5C1
Triadic#BB9DC1, #C1BB9D
Split complementary#C19DB5, #C1A99D
Tetradic#A99DC1, #C19DA3, #B5C19D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFC
Lighter +20%#DBE9E6
Lighter +10%#BCD5D1
Darker −10%#7EADA5
Darker −20%#60988F
Darker −30%#4C7971
Darker −40%#395954
More saturated +25%#89D5C8
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R157
G193
B187
Red157 (61.6%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)22.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C1 · B BB

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