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Recognised as Colour

#9DD8CB

  • #9DD8CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9DD8CB is a cyan with RGB values 157, 216, 203 and HSL 167°, 43%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9DD8CB#9DD8CB
HEX#9DD8CB
RGBrgb(157, 216, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8471, 0.7961
RGB percentages61.6%, 84.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(166.8, 43.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.8, 27.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,344,651
CSS custom property--colour: #9DD8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#622734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C9CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8CDAD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.5Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Light cyan · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D89DAA
Analogous#9DD8AE, #9DC8D8
Triadic#CB9DD8, #D8CB9D
Split complementary#D89DC8, #D8AE9D
Tetradic#AD9DD8, #D89DAA, #C8D89D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F5F2
Lighter +10%#C1E7DE
Darker −10%#79C9B8
Darker −20%#54BBA4
Darker −30%#3F9D88
Darker −40%#307969
More saturated +25%#8CE9D5
Less saturated −25%#AEC7C1

Channel breakdown

R157
G216
B203
Red157 (61.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue166.78°
Saturation (HSL)43.07%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G D8 · B CB

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