Recognised as Colour

#9DD9CB

#9DD9CB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9DD9CB is a cyan with RGB values 157, 217, 203 and HSL 166°, 44%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9DD9CB#9DD9CB

HEX#9DD9CB

RGBrgb(157, 217, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.851, 0.7961

RGB percentages61.6%, 85.1%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(166, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK27.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,344,907

CSS custom property--colour: #9DD9CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#622634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4D2CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9CACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8CDBD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.7 Powder blue · ΔE 12.4 Light blue · ΔE 16.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.2 Light cyan · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D99DAB

Analogous#9DD9AD, #9DC9D9

Triadic#CB9DD9, #D9CB9D

Split complementary#D99DC9, #D9AD9D

Tetradic#AD9DD9, #D99DAB, #C9D99D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7F6F2

Lighter +10%#C2E7DF

Darker −10%#78CBB8

Darker −20%#54BDA4

Darker −30%#3E9F89

Darker −40%#307B69

More saturated +25%#8CEAD4

Less saturated −25%#AEC8C2

Channel breakdown

R157

G217

B203

Red157 (61.6%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue166°

Saturation (HSL)44.12%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G D9 · B CB

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