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Recognised as Colour

#9FC7C2

  • #9FC7C2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9FC7C2 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 199, 194 and HSL 173°, 26%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9FC7C2#9FC7C2
HEX#9FC7C2
RGBrgb(159, 199, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7804, 0.7608
RGB percentages62.4%, 78%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(172.5, 26.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 20.1%, 78%)
CMYK20.1%, 0%, 2.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,362
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC7C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#60383D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C2C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBDC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#94C9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 14.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Light grey · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C79FA4
Analogous#9FC7AE, #9FB8C7
Triadic#C29FC7, #C7C29F
Split complementary#C79FB8, #C7AE9F
Tetradic#AE9FC7, #C79FA4, #B8C79F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEDEB
Lighter +10%#BFDAD6
Darker −10%#7FB4AE
Darker −20%#5FA199
Darker −30%#4C817B
Darker −40%#39615C
More saturated +25%#8CDAD0
Less saturated −25%#B2B4B4

Channel breakdown

R159
G199
B194
Red159 (62.4%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C7 · B C2

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