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Recognised as Colour

#9ECBBC

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

#9ECBBC is a cyan with RGB values 158, 203, 188 and HSL 160°, 30%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9ECBBC#9ECBBC
HEX#9ECBBC
RGBrgb(158, 203, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7961, 0.7373
RGB percentages62%, 79.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(160, 30.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 22.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 7.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,406,844
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECBBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#613443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BFBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93CCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 16.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 18Light grey · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9EAD
Analogous#9ECBA6, #9EC3CB
Triadic#BC9ECB, #CBBC9E
Split complementary#CB9EC3, #CBA69E
Tetradic#A69ECB, #CB9EAD, #C3CB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EFEA
Lighter +10%#BFDDD3
Darker −10%#7DB9A5
Darker −20%#5CA78E
Darker −30%#498772
Darker −40%#376656
More saturated +25%#8BDEC2
Less saturated −25%#B1B8B6

Channel breakdown

R158
G203
B188
Red158 (62%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)30.2%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CB · B BC

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