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Recognised as Colour

#9EFAEE

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

#9EFAEE is a cyan with RGB values 158, 250, 238 and HSL 172°, 90%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EFAEE#9EFAEE
HEX#9EFAEE
RGBrgb(158, 250, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.9804, 0.9333
RGB percentages62%, 98%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(172.2, 90.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 36.8%, 98%)
CMYK36.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,418,926
CSS custom property--colour: #9EFAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.36:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#610511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1F1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E4EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7CFEF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Turquoise · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Aquamarine · ΔE 20Light cyan · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9EAA
Analogous#9EFAC0, #9ED8FA
Triadic#EE9EFA, #FAEE9E
Split complementary#FA9ED8, #FAC09E
Tetradic#C09EFA, #FA9EAA, #D8FA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFFDF6
Darker −10%#6DF8E5
Darker −20%#3DF5DD
Darker −30%#0CF3D4
Darker −40%#0AC2AA
More saturated +25%#99FFF2
Less saturated −25%#ABEDE5

Channel breakdown

R158
G250
B238
Red158 (62%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)90.2%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G FA · B EE

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