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#9CF5F4

#9cf5f4 ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cf5f4 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 96.08% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.41% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 179.33°, with 81.65% saturation and 78.63% 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 16.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.789

Complementary

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #f59c9d

Split complementary

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #f59cca
  3. #f5c89c

Analogous

  1. #9cf5c8
  2. #9cf5f4
  3. #9ccaf5

Triadic

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #f49cf5
  3. #f5f49c

Tetradic

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #9c9df5
  3. #f59c9d
  4. #f5f49c

Square

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #c89cf5
  3. #f59c9d
  4. #caf59c

Monochromatic

  1. #17e1df
  2. #57eeec
  3. #9cf5f4
  4. #e1fcfc
  5. #ecfdfd

Shades

#9cf5f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #8cdddc
  3. #7dc4c3
  4. #6dacab
  5. #5e9392
  6. #4e7b7a
  7. #3e6262
  8. #2f4a49
  9. #1f3131
  10. #101918
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cf5f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #a6f6f5
  3. #b0f7f6
  4. #baf8f7
  5. #c4f9f8
  6. #cefafa
  7. #d7fbfb
  8. #e1fcfc
  9. #ebfdfd
  10. #f5fefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cf5f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cf5f4
  2. #99e9e8
  3. #96dedd
  4. #94d2d1
  5. #91c6c6
  6. #8ebbba
  7. #8bafae
  8. #88a3a3
  9. #869797
  10. #838c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccecec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eaedf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dae1f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77faf4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0f0f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4e9f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88f8f4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cf5f4 {
  color: #9cf5f4;
}
Background
.bg-9cf5f4 {
  background-color: #9cf5f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cf5f4 {
  border: 2px solid #9cf5f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cf5f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 245 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 82% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cf5f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cf5f4, #9ccaf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cf5f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 245 244 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 3.00 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.83 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.84 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.07 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 8.07 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.27 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.40 #630a0b Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Celeste
#9cf5f4  rgb(156, 245, 244)  hsl(179, 82%, 79%)  Celeste
#f59c9d  rgb(245, 156, 157)  hsl(359, 82%, 79%)  Salmon Pink
#f49cf5  rgb(244, 156, 245)  hsl(299, 82%, 79%)  Violet
#f5f49c  rgb(245, 244, 156)  hsl(59, 82%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow