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Recognised as Colour

#9DCAB3

  • #9DCAB3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DCAB3 is a green with RGB values 157, 202, 179 and HSL 149°, 30%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9DCAB3#9DCAB3
HEX#9DCAB3
RGBrgb(157, 202, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7922, 0.702
RGB percentages61.6%, 79.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(149.3, 29.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.3, 22.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 11.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,341,043
CSS custom property--colour: #9DCAB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#62354C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C3B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BEB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#94CAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Silver · ΔE 20.6Light blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9DB4
Analogous#9ECA9D, #9DCAC9
Triadic#B39DCA, #CAB39D
Split complementary#C99DCA, #CA9D9E
Tetradic#9D9ECA, #CA9DB4, #CAC99D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEEE6
Lighter +10%#BEDCCD
Darker −10%#7CB899
Darker −20%#5BA680
Darker −30%#488666
Darker −40%#36654D
More saturated +25%#8ADDB3
Less saturated −25%#B0B7B3

Channel breakdown

R157
G202
B179
Red157 (61.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue149.33°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G CA · B B3

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