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Recognised as Colour

#9EFEFF

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

#9EFEFF is a cyan with RGB values 158, 254, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EFEFF#9EFEFF
HEX#9EFEFF
RGBrgb(158, 254, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.9961, 1
RGB percentages62%, 99.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(180.6, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.6, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 0.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,419,967
CSS custom property--colour: #9EFEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.07:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#610100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2F6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E8FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74FFFEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Light cyan · ΔE 19.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 20.1Aqua · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9F9E
Analogous#9EFFCF, #9ECEFF
Triadic#FF9EFE, #FEFF9E
Split complementary#FF9ECE, #FFCF9E
Tetradic#D09EFF, #FF9F9E, #CEFF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1FFFF
Darker −10%#6BFDFF
Darker −20%#38FDFF
Darker −30%#05FCFF
Darker −40%#00CFD1
More saturated +25%#9EFEFF
Less saturated −25%#AAF2F3

Channel breakdown

R158
G254
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue180.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G FE · B FF

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