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Recognised as Colour

#9EBBBD

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

#9EBBBD is a cyan with RGB values 158, 187, 189 and HSL 184°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9EBBBD#9EBBBD
HEX#9EBBBD
RGBrgb(158, 187, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7333, 0.7412
RGB percentages62%, 73.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(183.9, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK16.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,749
CSS custom property--colour: #9EBBBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#614442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#95BDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Light grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA09E
Analogous#9EBDB0, #9EABBD
Triadic#BD9EBB, #BBBD9E
Split complementary#BD9EAB, #BDB09E
Tetradic#B09EBD, #BDA09E, #ABBD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFB
Lighter +20%#DBE6E6
Lighter +10%#BCD0D2
Darker −10%#80A6A8
Darker −20%#638F92
Darker −30%#4F7173
Darker −40%#3A5355
More saturated +25%#8ACDD1
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R158
G187
B189
Red158 (62%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue183.87°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G BB · B BD

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