Recognised as Colour

#9DC2BC

#9DC2BC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Powder blue

#9DC2BC is a cyan with RGB values 157, 194, 188 and HSL 170°, 23%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9DC2BC

RGBrgb(157, 194, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7608, 0.7373

RGB percentages61.6%, 76.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(170.3, 23.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 19.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK19.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,339,004

CSS custom property--colour: #9DC2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#623D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEBEBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#93C4C0no 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 text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.5 Light blue · ΔE 13.5 Silver · ΔE 13.7 Dark grey · ΔE 15 Light grey · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C29DA3

Analogous#9DC2AA, #9DB5C2

Triadic#BC9DC2, #C2BC9D

Split complementary#C29DB5, #C2AA9D

Tetradic#AA9DC2, #C29DA3, #B5C29D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFDFC

Lighter +20%#DCE9E7

Lighter +10%#BCD6D1

Darker −10%#7EAEA7

Darker −20%#609990

Darker −30%#4C7A73

Darker −40%#385B55

More saturated +25%#89D6C9

Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R157

G194

B188

Red157 (61.6%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue170.27°

Saturation (HSL)23.27%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G C2 · B BC

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