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Colour

#9DDFDC

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

#9DDFDC is a cyan with RGB values 157, 223, 220 and HSL 177°, 51%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9DDFDC#9DDFDC
HEX#9DDFDC
RGBrgb(157, 223, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8745, 0.8627
RGB percentages61.6%, 87.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(177.3, 50.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 29.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 1.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,346,460
CSS custom property--colour: #9DDFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#622023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCFDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#86E3DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.9Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 12.2Light cyan · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF9DA0
Analogous#9DDFBB, #9DC1DF
Triadic#DC9DDF, #DFDC9D
Split complementary#DF9DC1, #DFBB9D
Tetradic#BB9DDF, #DF9DA0, #C1DF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF8F7
Lighter +10%#C3ECEA
Darker −10%#77D2CE
Darker −20%#50C6C1
Darker −30%#38ABA6
Darker −40%#2B8581
More saturated +25%#8DEFEB
Less saturated −25%#ADCFCD

Channel breakdown

R157
G223
B220
Red157 (61.6%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue177.27°
Saturation (HSL)50.77%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G DF · B DC

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