All About Color #9EC5CC

#9EC5CC

About #9EC5CC

#9EC5CC is a light cyan color with the hex code #9EC5CC. In RGB it is red 158, green 197, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 31%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 23%, 3%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.86:1 on white and 11.31:1 on black.

#9EC5CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, C5, CC
CMYK22.55%, 3.43%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal158, 197, 204
HSL189°, 31%, 71%
RGB Octal236, 305, 314
HSV (HSB)189.13°, 22.55%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10011110, 11000101, 11001100
CIE-L*AB77.02, -11.34, -7.78
RGB Percent61.96%, 77.25%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH77.02, 13.75, 214.44
XYZ44.97, 51.56, 64.71
CIE-L*UV77.02, -20.21, -10.02
xyY0.28, 0.32, 51.56
Hunter-Lab71.81, -13.88, -3.17
RYB61.96%, 70.24%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9EC5CC on a dark background: contrast 11.31:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9EC5CC on a light background: contrast 1.86:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9EC5CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9EC5CC · #DAE9EC · #62A1AC · #CCA59E · #ECDDDA

Analogous palette

#9ECCA5 · #9ECCBC · #9EC5CC · #9EAECC · #A59ECC

Triadic palette

#9EC5CC · #CC9EC5 · #C5CC9E · #DAE9EC · #ECDAE9

Tetradic palette

#9EC5CC · #BC9ECC · #CCA59E · #AECC9E · #62A1AC

Monochromatic palette

#487F89 · #6CA7B2 · #9EC5CC · #D0E3E6 · #EEF5F6

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