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Recognised as Colour

#9FBCBC

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

#9FBCBC is a cyan with RGB values 159, 188, 188 and HSL 180°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#9FBCBC#9FBCBC
HEX#9FBCBC
RGBrgb(159, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages62.4%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(180, 17.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 15.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 0%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,540
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBCBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#604343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B9BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B4BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#96BEBCno 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 text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.9Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9F9F
Analogous#9FBCAE, #9FAEBC
Triadic#BC9FBC, #BCBC9F
Split complementary#BC9FAE, #BCAE9F
Tetradic#AE9FBC, #BC9F9F, #AEBC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFB
Lighter +20%#DBE6E6
Lighter +10%#BDD1D1
Darker −10%#81A7A7
Darker −20%#659090
Darker −30%#507272
Darker −40%#3B5454
More saturated +25%#8BD0D0
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R159
G188
B188
Red159 (62.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)17.79%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BC · B BC

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