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Colour

#9DC8AB

  • #9DC8AB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DC8AB is a green with RGB values 157, 200, 171 and HSL 140°, 28%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9DC8AB#9DC8AB
HEX#9DC8AB
RGBrgb(157, 200, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7843, 0.6706
RGB percentages61.6%, 78.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(139.5, 28.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 21.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK21.5%, 0%, 14.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,523
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC8AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#623754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C1A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BCADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#96C7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.9Powder blue · ΔE 21Silver · ΔE 22.3Cadetblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89DBA
Analogous#A5C89D, #9DC8C1
Triadic#AB9DC8, #C8AB9D
Split complementary#C19DC8, #C89DA5
Tetradic#9DA5C8, #C89DBA, #C8C19D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEDE3
Lighter +10%#BEDAC7
Darker −10%#7CB68F
Darker −20%#5CA373
Darker −30%#49835C
Darker −40%#376245
More saturated +25%#8ADBA4
Less saturated −25%#B0B5B2

Channel breakdown

R157
G200
B171
Red157 (61.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue139.53°
Saturation (HSL)28.1%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C8 · B AB

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