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Recognised as Colour

#9FDECD

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

#9FDECD is a cyan with RGB values 159, 222, 205 and HSL 164°, 49%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FDECD#9FDECD
HEX#9FDECD
RGBrgb(159, 222, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8706, 0.8039
RGB percentages62.4%, 87.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(163.8, 48.8%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 28.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 7.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,477,261
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#602132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9D6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8EE0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9FB0
Analogous#9FDEAE, #9FCFDE
Triadic#CD9FDE, #DECD9F
Split complementary#DE9FCF, #DEAE9F
Tetradic#AE9FDE, #DE9FB0, #CFDE9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF8F5
Lighter +10%#C5EBE1
Darker −10%#79D1B9
Darker −20%#53C4A5
Darker −30%#3AAA8C
Darker −40%#2D846C
More saturated +25%#8FEED4
Less saturated −25%#AFCEC6

Channel breakdown

R159
G222
B205
Red159 (62.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue163.81°
Saturation (HSL)48.84%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G DE · B CD

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