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Recognised as Colour

#9EDBCE

  • #9EDBCE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9EDBCE is a cyan with RGB values 158, 219, 206 and HSL 167°, 46%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EDBCE#9EDBCE
HEX#9EDBCE
RGBrgb(158, 219, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8588, 0.8078
RGB percentages62%, 85.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(167.2, 45.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.2, 27.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 5.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,410,958
CSS custom property--colour: #9EDBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#612431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCCCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DDDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 16.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Light cyan · ΔE 19.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9EAB
Analogous#9EDBAF, #9ECADB
Triadic#CE9EDB, #DBCE9E
Split complementary#DB9ECA, #DBB09E
Tetradic#B09EDB, #DB9EAB, #CADB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F7F4
Lighter +10%#C3E9E1
Darker −10%#79CDBB
Darker −20%#54BFA8
Darker −30%#3DA38D
Darker −40%#2F7E6D
More saturated +25%#8DECD8
Less saturated −25%#AFCAC4

Channel breakdown

R158
G219
B206
Red158 (62%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue167.21°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G DB · B CE

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