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Recognised as Colour

#9DC9BA

  • #9DC9BA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9DC9BA is a cyan with RGB values 157, 201, 186 and HSL 160°, 29%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9DC9BA#9DC9BA
HEX#9DC9BA
RGBrgb(157, 201, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7882, 0.7294
RGB percentages61.6%, 78.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(159.5, 28.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 21.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 0%, 7.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,794
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC9BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#623645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C3B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBDBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#93CAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 16.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 17.8Light grey · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C99DAC
Analogous#9DC9A4, #9DC2C9
Triadic#BA9DC9, #C9BA9D
Split complementary#C99DC2, #C9A49D
Tetradic#A49DC9, #C99DAC, #C2C99D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEDE8
Lighter +10%#BEDBD1
Darker −10%#7CB7A3
Darker −20%#5BA58C
Darker −30%#498470
Darker −40%#376354
More saturated +25%#8ADCC0
Less saturated −25%#B0B6B4

Channel breakdown

R157
G201
B186
Red157 (61.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue159.55°
Saturation (HSL)28.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C9 · B BA

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