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#9CEDEE

#9cedee ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cedee is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 92.94% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.45% cyan, 0.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 180.73°, with 70.69% saturation and 77.25% 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 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.7381

Complementary

  1. #9cedee
  2. #ee9d9c

Split complementary

  1. #9cedee
  2. #ee9cc4
  3. #eec69c

Analogous

  1. #9ceec6
  2. #9cedee
  3. #9cc4ee

Triadic

  1. #9cedee
  2. #ee9ced
  3. #edee9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cedee
  2. #9d9cee
  3. #ee9d9c
  4. #edee9c

Square

  1. #9cedee
  2. #c69cee
  3. #ee9d9c
  4. #c4ee9c

Monochromatic

  1. #23ccce
  2. #5be1e3
  3. #9cedee
  4. #ddf9f9
  5. #eefcfc

Shades

#9cedee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cedee
  2. #8cd5d6
  3. #7dbebe
  4. #6da6a7
  5. #5e8e8f
  6. #4e7777
  7. #3e5f5f
  8. #2f4747
  9. #1f2f30
  10. #101818
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cedee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cedee
  2. #a6eff0
  3. #b0f1f1
  4. #baf2f3
  5. #c4f4f5
  6. #cef6f7
  7. #d7f8f8
  8. #e1fafa
  9. #ebfbfc
  10. #f5fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cedee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cedee
  2. #99e2e3
  3. #96d7d8
  4. #94cccd
  5. #91c1c2
  6. #8eb7b7
  7. #8bacac
  8. #88a1a1
  9. #869696
  10. #838b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e5e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e6ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4daef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bf2ed ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cae9ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0e2ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8af0ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cedee {
  color: #9cedee;
}
Background
.bg-9cedee {
  background-color: #9cedee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cedee {
  border: 2px solid #9cedee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cedee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 237 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 71% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cedee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cedee, #9cc4ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cedee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 237 238 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 2.77 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 3.99 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.69 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.60 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.32 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.23 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 9.23 #631211 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#9cedee  rgb(156, 237, 238)  hsl(181, 71%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#ee9d9c  rgb(238, 157, 156)  hsl(1, 71%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#ee9ced  rgb(238, 156, 237)  hsl(301, 71%, 77%)  Plum
#edee9c  rgb(237, 238, 156)  hsl(61, 71%, 77%)  Khaki