Recognised as Colour
#9DEEDB
- #9DEEDB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#9DEEDB is a cyan with RGB values 157, 238, 219 and HSL 166°, 70%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#9DEEDB#9DEEDB
HEX#9DEEDB
RGBrgb(157, 238, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.9333, 0.8588
RGB percentages61.6%, 93.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(165.9, 70.4%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 34%, 93.3%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,350,299
CSS custom property--colour: #9DEEDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#621124
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EE9DB0
Analogous#9DEEB3, #9DD9EE
Triadic#DB9DEE, #EEDB9D
Split complementary#EE9DD9, #EEB39D
Tetradic#B29DEE, #EE9DB0, #D9EE9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G238
B219
Red157 (61.6%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue165.93°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G EE · B DB
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