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Recognised as Colour

#9FCCCC

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

#9FCCCC is a cyan with RGB values 159, 204, 204 and HSL 180°, 31%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9FCCCC#9FCCCC
HEX#9FCCCC
RGBrgb(159, 204, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8, 0.8
RGB percentages62.4%, 80%, 80%
HSLhsl(180, 30.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 22.1%, 80%)
CMYK22.1%, 0%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,472,652
CSS custom property--colour: #9FCCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#603333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#90CFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 9Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Silver · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9F9F
Analogous#9FCCB5, #9FB5CC
Triadic#CC9FCC, #CCCC9F
Split complementary#CC9FB5, #CCB59F
Tetradic#B59FCC, #CC9F9F, #B5CC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EFEF
Lighter +10%#C0DEDE
Darker −10%#7EBABA
Darker −20%#5CA9A9
Darker −30%#498989
Darker −40%#376868
More saturated +25%#8DDEDE
Less saturated −25%#B1BABA

Channel breakdown

R159
G204
B204
Red159 (62.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9F · G CC · B CC

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