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Colour

#9FC8B5

  • #9FC8B5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9FC8B5 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 200, 181 and HSL 152°, 27%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9FC8B5#9FC8B5
HEX#9FC8B5
RGBrgb(159, 200, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7843, 0.7098
RGB percentages62.4%, 78.4%, 71%
HSLhsl(152.2, 27.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 20.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK20.5%, 0%, 9.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,605
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC8B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#60374A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C2B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBDB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#97C8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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 text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 18.9Light grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89FB2
Analogous#9FC8A1, #9FC6C8
Triadic#B59FC8, #C8B59F
Split complementary#C89FC6, #C8A19F
Tetradic#A19FC8, #C89FB2, #C6C89F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EDE7
Lighter +10%#BFDBCE
Darker −10%#7FB59C
Darker −20%#5EA383
Darker −30%#4B8369
Darker −40%#38634F
More saturated +25%#8CDBB6
Less saturated −25%#B2B5B4

Channel breakdown

R159
G200
B181
Red159 (62.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue152.2°
Saturation (HSL)27.15%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C8 · B B5

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