Recognised as Colour

#9EF6EA

#9EF6EA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9EF6EA is a cyan with RGB values 158, 246, 234 and HSL 172°, 83%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#9EF6EA

RGBrgb(158, 246, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.9647, 0.9176

RGB percentages62%, 96.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(171.8, 83%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 35.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK35.8%, 0%, 4.9%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,417,898

CSS custom property--colour: #9EF6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.82:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#610915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEEDEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEE1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#7FFAF2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.2 Powder blue · ΔE 16.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Light cyan · ΔE 20.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F69EAA

Analogous#9EF6BE, #9ED6F6

Triadic#EA9EF6, #F6EA9E

Split complementary#F69ED6, #F6BE9E

Tetradic#BE9EF6, #F69EAA, #D6F69E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFFFE

Lighter +10%#CDFAF4

Darker −10%#6FF2E0

Darker −20%#41EDD6

Darker −30%#15E6C9

Darker −40%#11B7A0

More saturated +25%#95FFF1

Less saturated −25%#ABE9E0

Channel breakdown

R158

G246

B234

Red158 (62%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue171.82°

Saturation (HSL)83.02%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9E · G F6 · B EA

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