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Recognised as Colour

#9FBCB2

  • #9FBCB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#9FBCB2 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 188, 178 and HSL 159°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9FBCB2#9FBCB2
HEX#9FBCB2
RGBrgb(159, 188, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7373, 0.698
RGB percentages62.4%, 73.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(159.3, 17.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.3, 15.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,530
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBCB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#60434D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB8B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B4B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#99BDB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.8Light grey · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9FA9
Analogous#9FBCA3, #9FB8BC
Triadic#B29FBC, #BCB29F
Split complementary#BC9FB8, #BCA39F
Tetradic#A39FBC, #BC9FA9, #B8BC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFA
Lighter +20%#DBE6E2
Lighter +10%#BDD1CA
Darker −10%#81A79A
Darker −20%#659081
Darker −30%#507266
Darker −40%#3B544B
More saturated +25%#8BD0B8
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R159
G188
B178
Red159 (62.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue159.31°
Saturation (HSL)17.79%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G BC · B B2

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