Recognised as Colour

#9DFDEC

#9DFDEC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9DFDEC is a cyan with RGB values 157, 253, 236 and HSL 169°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9DFDEC#9DFDEC

HEX#9DFDEC

RGBrgb(157, 253, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.9922, 0.9255

RGB percentages61.6%, 99.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(169.4, 96%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.4, 37.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK37.9%, 0%, 6.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,354,156

CSS custom property--colour: #9DFDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.69:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#620213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5F3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4E6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7BFFF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 17.1 Turquoise · ΔE 17.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Powder blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FD9DAE

Analogous#9DFDBC, #9DDEFD

Triadic#EC9DFD, #FDEC9D

Split complementary#FD9DDE, #FDBC9D

Tetradic#BC9DFD, #FD9DAE, #DEFD9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#CFFEF6

Darker −10%#6BFCE2

Darker −20%#39FBD9

Darker −30%#07FACF

Darker −40%#04CAA7

More saturated +25%#9BFFED

Less saturated −25%#AAF1E4

Channel breakdown

R157

G253

B236

Red157 (61.6%)

Green253 (99.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue169.38°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G FD · B EC

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