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Recognised as Colour

#9FD7CC

  • #9FD7CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9FD7CC is a cyan with RGB values 159, 215, 204 and HSL 168°, 41%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FD7CC#9FD7CC
HEX#9FD7CC
RGBrgb(159, 215, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8431, 0.8
RGB percentages62.4%, 84.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(168.2, 41.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 26%, 84.3%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 5.1%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,475,468
CSS custom property--colour: #9FD7CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#602833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C9CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD9D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Light cyan · ΔE 19.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6Light grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D79FAA
Analogous#9FD7B0, #9FC6D7
Triadic#CC9FD7, #D7CC9F
Split complementary#D79FC6, #D7B09F
Tetradic#B09FD7, #D79FAA, #C6D79F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F5F2
Lighter +10%#C3E6DF
Darker −10%#7BC8B9
Darker −20%#57B9A6
Darker −30%#419C8A
Darker −40%#32786A
More saturated +25%#8EE8D6
Less saturated −25%#B0C6C2

Channel breakdown

R159
G215
B204
Red159 (62.4%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue168.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G D7 · B CC

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