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Recognised as Colour

#9EBBB5

  • #9EBBB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#9EBBB5 is a cyan with RGB values 158, 187, 181 and HSL 168°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9EBBB5#9EBBB5
HEX#9EBBB5
RGBrgb(158, 187, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7333, 0.7098
RGB percentages62%, 73.3%, 71%
HSLhsl(167.6, 17.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 15.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,741
CSS custom property--colour: #9EBBB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#61444A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B7B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B3B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97BCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9EA4
Analogous#9EBBA7, #9EB3BB
Triadic#B59EBB, #BBB59E
Split complementary#BB9EB3, #BBA79E
Tetradic#A79EBB, #BB9EA4, #B3BB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFA
Lighter +20%#DAE5E3
Lighter +10%#BCD0CC
Darker −10%#80A69E
Darker −20%#648F86
Darker −30%#4F716A
Darker −40%#3A534E
More saturated +25%#89D0C1
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R158
G187
B181
Red158 (62%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue167.59°
Saturation (HSL)17.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G BB · B B5

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