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Recognised as Colour

#A9CBB9

  • #A9CBB9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A9CBB9 is a green with RGB values 169, 203, 185 and HSL 148°, 25%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A9CBB9#A9CBB9
HEX#A9CBB9
RGBrgb(169, 203, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7961, 0.7255
RGB percentages66.3%, 79.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(148.2, 24.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.2, 16.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 8.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,127,737
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#563446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC6B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C1BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3CBC6no 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 text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 15.8Light grey · ΔE 16.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA9BB
Analogous#AACBA9, #A9CBCA
Triadic#B9A9CB, #CBB9A9
Split complementary#CAA9CB, #CBA9AA
Tetradic#A9AACB, #CBA9BB, #CBCAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F1ED
Lighter +10%#C9DED3
Darker −10%#89B89F
Darker −20%#69A585
Darker −30%#53886C
Darker −40%#3F6953
More saturated +25%#98DCB8
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R169
G203
B185
Red169 (66.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue148.24°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G CB · B B9

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