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Recognised as Colour

#9EC6BC

  • #9EC6BC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9EC6BC is a cyan with RGB values 158, 198, 188 and HSL 165°, 26%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9EC6BC#9EC6BC
HEX#9EC6BC
RGBrgb(158, 198, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7765, 0.7373
RGB percentages62%, 77.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(165, 26%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 20.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 5.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,405,564
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC6BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#613943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C1BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBBBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#94C7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6Dark grey · ΔE 17.1Light grey · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69EA8
Analogous#9EC6A8, #9EBCC6
Triadic#BC9EC6, #C6BC9E
Split complementary#C69EBC, #C6A89E
Tetradic#A89EC6, #C69EA8, #BCC69E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEECE8
Lighter +10%#BED9D2
Darker −10%#7EB3A6
Darker −20%#5EA08F
Darker −30%#4B8073
Darker −40%#386056
More saturated +25%#8BD9C6
Less saturated −25%#B1B3B2

Channel breakdown

R158
G198
B188
Red158 (62%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G C6 · B BC

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