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Recognised as Colour

#A9CBC3

  • #A9CBC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A9CBC3 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 203, 195 and HSL 166°, 25%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A9CBC3#A9CBC3
HEX#A9CBC3
RGBrgb(169, 203, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7961, 0.7647
RGB percentages66.3%, 79.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(165.9, 24.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 16.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,127,747
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#56343C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C2C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A1CCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 13Light grey · ΔE 14Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA9B1
Analogous#A9CBB2, #A9C2CB
Triadic#C3A9CB, #CBC3A9
Split complementary#CBA9C2, #CBB2A9
Tetradic#B2A9CB, #CBA9B1, #C2CBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F1EF
Lighter +10%#C9DED9
Darker −10%#89B8AD
Darker −20%#69A597
Darker −30%#53887C
Darker −40%#3F695F
More saturated +25%#98DCCC
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R169
G203
B195
Red169 (66.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G CB · B C3

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