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Recognised as Colour

#A9BCC1

  • #A9BCC1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#A9BCC1 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 188, 193 and HSL 192°, 16%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A9BCC1#A9BCC1
HEX#A9BCC1
RGBrgb(169, 188, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7373, 0.7569
RGB percentages66.3%, 73.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(192.5, 16.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 12.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK12.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,905
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BCC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#56433E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BAC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B7C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A3BEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.7Dark grey · ΔE 9.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light grey · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1AEA9
Analogous#A9C1BA, #A9B0C1
Triadic#C1A9BC, #BCC1A9
Split complementary#C1A9B0, #C1BAA9
Tetradic#BAA9C1, #C1AEA9, #B0C1A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EAEC
Lighter +10%#C7D3D6
Darker −10%#8BA5AC
Darker −20%#6E8E96
Darker −30%#587279
Darker −40%#42565C
More saturated +25%#96C7D3
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R169
G188
B193
Red169 (66.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue192.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.22%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BC · B C1

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