Recognised as Colour

#9DDFC6

#9DDFC6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9DDFC6 is a cyan with RGB values 157, 223, 198 and HSL 157°, 51%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#9DDFC6

RGBrgb(157, 223, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8745, 0.7765

RGB percentages61.6%, 87.5%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(157.3, 50.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 29.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK29.6%, 0%, 11.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,346,438

CSS custom property--colour: #9DDFC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#622039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCD6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CEC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8DE0D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.3 Powder blue · ΔE 18.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Turquoise · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF9DB6

Analogous#9DDFA5, #9DD7DF

Triadic#C69DDF, #DFC69D

Split complementary#DF9DD7, #DFA59D

Tetradic#A59DDF, #DF9DB6, #D7DF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAF8F3

Lighter +10%#C3ECDC

Darker −10%#77D2B0

Darker −20%#50C699

Darker −30%#38AB7F

Darker −40%#2B8563

More saturated +25%#8DEFCA

Less saturated −25%#ADCFC2

Channel breakdown

R157

G223

B198

Red157 (61.6%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue157.27°

Saturation (HSL)50.77%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G DF · B C6

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