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Recognised as Colour

#9EDEDE

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

#9EDEDE is a cyan with RGB values 158, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 49%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EDEDE#9EDEDE
HEX#9EDEDE
RGBrgb(158, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages62%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 49.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 28.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,411,742
CSS custom property--colour: #9EDEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.96:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#612121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D8DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACFDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#87E2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.7Powder blue · ΔE 6.4Light blue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light cyan · ΔE 17.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9E9E
Analogous#9EDEBE, #9EBEDE
Triadic#DE9EDE, #DEDE9E
Split complementary#DE9EBE, #DEBE9E
Tetradic#BE9EDE, #DE9E9E, #BEDE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF8F8
Lighter +10%#C4EBEB
Darker −10%#78D1D1
Darker −20%#52C4C4
Darker −30%#3AA9A9
Darker −40%#2D8383
More saturated +25%#8EEEEE
Less saturated −25%#AECECE

Channel breakdown

R158
G222
B222
Red158 (62%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)49.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9E · G DE · B DE

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