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Recognised as Colour

#9EF2E7

  • #9EF2E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9EF2E7 is a cyan with RGB values 158, 242, 231 and HSL 172°, 76%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EF2E7#9EF2E7
HEX#9EF2E7
RGBrgb(158, 242, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.949, 0.9059
RGB percentages62%, 94.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(172.1, 76.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 34.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK34.7%, 0%, 4.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,416,871
CSS custom property--colour: #9EF2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#610D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAE9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDEE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#81F6EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Turquoise · ΔE 18.6Light cyan · ΔE 19.5Light blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F29EA9
Analogous#9EF2BD, #9ED3F2
Triadic#E79EF2, #F2E79E
Split complementary#F29ED3, #F2BD9E
Tetradic#BD9EF2, #F29EA9, #D3F29E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FEFD
Lighter +10%#CBF8F2
Darker −10%#71ECDC
Darker −20%#44E6D1
Darker −30%#1DDAC1
Darker −40%#17AD99
More saturated +25%#91FFF1
Less saturated −25%#ACE4DD

Channel breakdown

R158
G242
B231
Red158 (62%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue172.14°
Saturation (HSL)76.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G F2 · B E7

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