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#9CECF9

#9cecf9 ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cecf9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 92.55% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.35% cyan, 5.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 188.39°, with 88.57% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.739

Complementary

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #f9a99c

Split complementary

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #f99cbd
  3. #f9d89c

Analogous

  1. #9cf9d8
  2. #9cecf9
  3. #9cbdf9

Triadic

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #f99cec
  3. #ecf99c

Tetradic

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #a99cf9
  3. #f9a99c
  4. #ecf99c

Square

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #d89cf9
  3. #f9a99c
  4. #bdf99c

Monochromatic

  1. #0eceee
  2. #54def5
  3. #9cecf9
  4. #e4fafd
  5. #ecfbfe

Shades

#9cecf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #8cd4e0
  3. #7dbdc7
  4. #6da5ae
  5. #5e8e95
  6. #4e767d
  7. #3e5e64
  8. #2f474b
  9. #1f2f32
  10. #101819
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cecf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #a6eefa
  3. #b0f0fa
  4. #baf2fb
  5. #c4f4fb
  6. #cef6fc
  7. #d7f7fd
  8. #e1f9fd
  9. #ebfbfe
  10. #f5fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cecf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cecf9
  2. #99e1ed
  3. #96d6e1
  4. #94ccd5
  5. #91c1c9
  6. #8eb6bd
  7. #8babb0
  8. #88a0a4
  9. #869698
  10. #838b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e4ea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfe6fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0daf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77f3f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8e8fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bde2f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87f0f4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cecf9 {
  color: #9cecf9;
}
Background
.bg-9cecf9 {
  background-color: #9cecf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cecf9 {
  border: 2px solid #9cecf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cecf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 236 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 89% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cecf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cecf9, #9cbdf9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cecf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 236 249 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.46 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.12 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.18 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.08 #631306 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#9cecf9  rgb(156, 236, 249)  hsl(188, 89%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#f9a99c  rgb(249, 169, 156)  hsl(8, 89%, 79%)  Vivid Tangerine
#f99cec  rgb(249, 156, 236)  hsl(308, 89%, 79%)  Plum
#ecf99c  rgb(236, 249, 156)  hsl(68, 89%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow