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Recognised as Colour

#9DE0DC

  • #9DE0DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9DE0DC is a cyan with RGB values 157, 224, 220 and HSL 176°, 52%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9DE0DC#9DE0DC
HEX#9DE0DC
RGBrgb(157, 224, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8784, 0.8627
RGB percentages61.6%, 87.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(176.4, 51.9%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.4, 29.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK29.9%, 0%, 1.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,346,716
CSS custom property--colour: #9DE0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#621F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD0DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#86E4DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.9Powder blue · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 12.8Light cyan · ΔE 17.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09DA1
Analogous#9DE0BB, #9DC3E0
Triadic#DC9DE0, #E0DC9D
Split complementary#E09DC3, #E0BB9D
Tetradic#BB9DE0, #E09DA1, #C3E09D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF9F8
Lighter +10%#C4ECEA
Darker −10%#76D4CE
Darker −20%#50C7C0
Darker −30%#37ADA6
Darker −40%#2B8681
More saturated +25%#8DF0EA
Less saturated −25%#ADD0CE

Channel breakdown

R157
G224
B220
Red157 (61.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue176.42°
Saturation (HSL)51.94%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G E0 · B DC

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