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Colour

#9FE9E9

  • #9FE9E9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9FE9E9 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 233, 233 and HSL 180°, 63%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FE9E9#9FE9E9
HEX#9FE9E9
RGBrgb(159, 233, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9137, 0.9137
RGB percentages62.4%, 91.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(180, 62.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 31.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK31.8%, 0%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,480,105
CSS custom property--colour: #9FE9E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#601616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#83EEE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4Powder blue · ΔE 8.8Light blue · ΔE 13.1Light cyan · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E99F9F
Analogous#9FE9C4, #9FC4E9
Triadic#E99FE9, #E9E99F
Split complementary#E99FC4, #E9C49F
Tetradic#C49FE9, #E99F9F, #C4E99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FCFC
Lighter +10%#C8F3F3
Darker −10%#76DFDF
Darker −20%#4CD6D6
Darker −30%#2DC2C2
Darker −40%#239999
More saturated +25%#90F8F8
Less saturated −25%#AEDADA

Channel breakdown

R159
G233
B233
Red159 (62.4%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 9F · G E9 · B E9

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