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Recognised as Colour

#9DC6BA

  • #9DC6BA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9DC6BA is a cyan with RGB values 157, 198, 186 and HSL 162°, 26%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9DC6BA#9DC6BA
HEX#9DC6BA
RGBrgb(157, 198, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7765, 0.7294
RGB percentages61.6%, 77.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(162.4, 26.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 20.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 6.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,026
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC6BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#623945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C1B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBBBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#93C7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 15.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Light grey · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69DA9
Analogous#9DC6A6, #9DBDC6
Triadic#BA9DC6, #C6BA9D
Split complementary#C69DBD, #C6A69D
Tetradic#A69DC6, #C69DA9, #BEC69D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DDECE7
Lighter +10%#BDD9D1
Darker −10%#7DB3A3
Darker −20%#5DA08C
Darker −30%#4A8070
Darker −40%#385F54
More saturated +25%#8AD9C2
Less saturated −25%#B0B3B2

Channel breakdown

R157
G198
B186
Red157 (61.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue162.44°
Saturation (HSL)26.45%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C6 · B BA

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