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Recognised as Colour

#9FBBAE

  • #9FBBAE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#9FBBAE is a cyan with RGB values 159, 187, 174 and HSL 152°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9FBBAE#9FBBAE
HEX#9FBBAE
RGBrgb(159, 187, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7333, 0.6824
RGB percentages62.4%, 73.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(152.1, 17.1%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.1, 15%, 73.3%)
CMYK15%, 0%, 7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,270
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBBAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#604451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB7ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B3AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9ABBB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 16.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9FAC
Analogous#9FBBA0, #9FBABB
Triadic#AE9FBB, #BBAE9F
Split complementary#BB9FBA, #BBA09F
Tetradic#A09FBB, #BB9FAC, #BABB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFA
Lighter +20%#DBE5E0
Lighter +10%#BDD0C7
Darker −10%#81A695
Darker −20%#658F7B
Darker −30%#507162
Darker −40%#3B5348
More saturated +25%#8BD0AF
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R159
G187
B174
Red159 (62.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue152.14°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G BB · B AE

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