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Recognised as Colour

#9DC8B2

  • #9DC8B2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DC8B2 is a green with RGB values 157, 200, 178 and HSL 149°, 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

#9DC8B2#9DC8B2
HEX#9DC8B2
RGBrgb(157, 200, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7843, 0.698
RGB percentages61.6%, 78.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(149.3, 28.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.3, 21.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK21.5%, 0%, 11%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,530
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC8B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#62374D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C2B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBCB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#95C8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.2Silver · ΔE 19.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.8Light blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89DB3
Analogous#9EC89D, #9DC8C7
Triadic#B29DC8, #C8B29D
Split complementary#C79DC8, #C89D9E
Tetradic#9D9EC8, #C89DB3, #C8C79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEDE5
Lighter +10%#BEDACC
Darker −10%#7CB698
Darker −20%#5CA37F
Darker −30%#498365
Darker −40%#37624C
More saturated +25%#8ADBB2
Less saturated −25%#B0B5B2

Channel breakdown

R157
G200
B178
Red157 (61.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue149.3°
Saturation (HSL)28.1%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C8 · B B2

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