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Recognised as Colour

#9FC9BC

  • #9FC9BC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9FC9BC is a cyan with RGB values 159, 201, 188 and HSL 161°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9FC9BC#9FC9BC
HEX#9FC9BC
RGBrgb(159, 201, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7882, 0.7373
RGB percentages62.4%, 78.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(161.4, 28%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.4, 20.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 6.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,868
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC9BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#603643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C3BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBEBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#95CAC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 15.8Silver · ΔE 16.6Light grey · ΔE 18Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C99FAC
Analogous#9FC9A7, #9FC1C9
Triadic#BC9FC9, #C9BC9F
Split complementary#C99FC1, #C9A79F
Tetradic#A79FC9, #C99FAC, #C1C99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EEEA
Lighter +10%#C0DBD3
Darker −10%#7EB7A5
Darker −20%#5EA48E
Darker −30%#4B8473
Darker −40%#386456
More saturated +25%#8CDCC3
Less saturated −25%#B2B6B5

Channel breakdown

R159
G201
B188
Red159 (62.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue161.43°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C9 · B BC

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