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Recognised as Colour

#9FFAEA

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

#9FFAEA is a cyan with RGB values 159, 250, 234 and HSL 169°, 90%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FFAEA#9FFAEA
HEX#9FFAEA
RGBrgb(159, 250, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9804, 0.9176
RGB percentages62.4%, 98%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(169.5, 90.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 36.4%, 98%)
CMYK36.4%, 0%, 6.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,484,458
CSS custom property--colour: #9FFAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.34:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#600515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2F0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#80FDF5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Turquoise · ΔE 17.7Aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9FAF
Analogous#9FFABC, #9FDCFA
Triadic#EA9FFA, #FAEA9F
Split complementary#FA9FDC, #FABC9F
Tetradic#BD9FFA, #FA9FAF, #DDFA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFFDF5
Darker −10%#6FF7DF
Darker −20%#3EF5D5
Darker −30%#0EF2CA
Darker −40%#0AC3A2
More saturated +25%#9AFFED
Less saturated −25%#ACEDE2

Channel breakdown

R159
G250
B234
Red159 (62.4%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue169.45°
Saturation (HSL)90.1%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G FA · B EA

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