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Recognised as Colour

#9FCABC

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

#9FCABC is a cyan with RGB values 159, 202, 188 and HSL 160°, 29%, 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

#9FCABC#9FCABC
HEX#9FCABC
RGBrgb(159, 202, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7922, 0.7373
RGB percentages62.4%, 79.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(160.5, 28.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.5, 21.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 0%, 6.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,472,124
CSS custom property--colour: #9FCABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#603543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBFBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95CBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 17.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Light grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9FAD
Analogous#9FCAA7, #9FC3CA
Triadic#BC9FCA, #CABC9F
Split complementary#CA9FC3, #CAA79F
Tetradic#A79FCA, #CA9FAD, #C3CA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEEA
Lighter +10%#C0DCD3
Darker −10%#7EB8A5
Darker −20%#5DA68E
Darker −30%#4A8672
Darker −40%#386556
More saturated +25%#8CDDC2
Less saturated −25%#B2B7B6

Channel breakdown

R159
G202
B188
Red159 (62.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue160.47°
Saturation (HSL)28.86%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G CA · B BC

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