All About Color #9CC9BF

#9CC9BF

About #9CC9BF

#9CC9BF is a light cyan color with the hex code #9CC9BF. In RGB it is red 156, green 201, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 167°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 22%, 0%, 5%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.82:1 on white and 11.52:1 on black.

#9CC9BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, C9, BF
CMYK22.39%, 0.00%, 4.98%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal156, 201, 191
HSL167°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal234, 311, 277
HSV (HSB)166.67°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary10011100, 11001001, 10111111
CIE-L*AB77.64, -16.83, 0.14
RGB Percent61.18%, 78.82%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH77.64, 16.83, 179.52
XYZ44.00, 52.60, 57.12
CIE-L*UV77.64, -22.81, 3.05
xyY0.29, 0.34, 52.60
Hunter-Lab72.53, -18.63, 4.07
RYB61.18%, 71.10%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CC9BF on a dark background: contrast 11.52:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CC9BF on a light background: contrast 1.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CC9BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CC9BF · #D8E9E5 · #61A899 · #C99CA6 · #E9D8DB

Analogous palette

#A6C99C · #9CC9A9 · #9CC9BF · #9CBCC9 · #9CA6C9

Triadic palette

#9CC9BF · #BF9CC9 · #C9BF9C · #D8E9E5 · #E5D8E9

Tetradic palette

#9CC9BF · #A99CC9 · #C99CA6 · #BCC99C · #61A899

Monochromatic palette

#488477 · #6BAE9F · #9CC9BF · #CEE4DF · #EFF6F4

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