Recognised as Colour
#9EADA9
- #9EADA9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9EADA9 is a cyan with RGB values 158, 173, 169 and HSL 164°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9EADA9#9EADA9
HEX#9EADA9
RGBrgb(158, 173, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6784, 0.6627
RGB percentages62%, 67.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(164, 8.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164, 8.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK8.7%, 0%, 2.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,399,145
CSS custom property--colour: #9EADA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#615256
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD9EA2
Analogous#9EADA2, #9EAAAD
Triadic#A99EAD, #ADA99E
Split complementary#AD9EAA, #ADA29E
Tetradic#A29EAD, #AD9EA2, #AAAD9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G173
B169
Red158 (62%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue164°
Saturation (HSL)8.38%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G AD · B A9
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