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Recognised as Colour

#9DCABC

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

#9DCABC is a cyan with RGB values 157, 202, 188 and HSL 161°, 30%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9DCABC#9DCABC
HEX#9DCABC
RGBrgb(157, 202, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7922, 0.7373
RGB percentages61.6%, 79.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(161.3, 29.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 22.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 6.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,341,052
CSS custom property--colour: #9DCABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#623543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBEBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92CBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18Light grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9DAB
Analogous#9DCAA6, #9DC1CA
Triadic#BC9DCA, #CABC9D
Split complementary#CA9DC2, #CAA69D
Tetradic#A69DCA, #CA9DAB, #C1CA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEEE9
Lighter +10%#BEDCD3
Darker −10%#7CB8A5
Darker −20%#5BA68F
Darker −30%#488673
Darker −40%#366556
More saturated +25%#8ADDC3
Less saturated −25%#B0B7B5

Channel breakdown

R157
G202
B188
Red157 (61.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue161.33°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G CA · B BC

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