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Recognised as Colour

#9FF4EF

  • #9FF4EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9FF4EF is a cyan with RGB values 159, 244, 239 and HSL 176°, 79%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FF4EF#9FF4EF
HEX#9FF4EF
RGBrgb(159, 244, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9569, 0.9373
RGB percentages62.4%, 95.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(176.5, 79.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 34.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK34.8%, 0%, 2%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,482,927
CSS custom property--colour: #9FF4EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#600B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBECEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBE0F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FF8F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Light blue · ΔE 18.3Light cyan · ΔE 18.3Turquoise · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F49FA4
Analogous#9FF4C5, #9FCEF4
Triadic#EF9FF4, #F4EF9F
Split complementary#F49FCF, #F4C59F
Tetradic#C59FF4, #F49FA4, #CEF49F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFE
Lighter +10%#CDF9F7
Darker −10%#71EFE7
Darker −20%#43EAE0
Darker −30%#1AE0D5
Darker −40%#14B3A9
More saturated +25%#94FFF9
Less saturated −25%#ACE7E3

Channel breakdown

R159
G244
B239
Red159 (62.4%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue176.47°
Saturation (HSL)79.44%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G F4 · B EF

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