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Colour

#9EDCC3

  • #9EDCC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9EDCC3 is a cyan with RGB values 158, 220, 195 and HSL 156°, 47%, 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

#9EDCC3#9EDCC3
HEX#9EDCC3
RGBrgb(158, 220, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8627, 0.7647
RGB percentages62%, 86.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(155.8, 47%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.8, 28.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK28.2%, 0%, 11.4%, 13.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,411,203
CSS custom property--colour: #9EDCC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 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#61233C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D9D4C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECCC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90DDD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 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

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#DC9EB7
Analogous#9EDCA4, #9ED6DC
Triadic#C39EDC, #DCC39E
Split complementary#DC9ED6, #DCA49E
Tetradic#A49EDC, #DC9EB7, #D6DC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F7F1
Lighter +10%#C3EADA
Darker −10%#79CEAC
Darker −20%#53C195
Darker −30%#3CA57B
Darker −40%#2E805F
More saturated +25%#8EEDC6
Less saturated −25%#AFCCC0

Channel breakdown

R158
G220
B195
Red158 (62%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue155.81°
Saturation (HSL)46.97%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G DC · B C3

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