The Candle Against Blithe Greeting

#9cc8d2 RGB(156,200,210)

About this color

The Candle Against Blithe Greeting settles into a light cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #9cc8d2, RGB(156, 200, 210).

#9cc8d2RGB(156, 200, 210)

HSL 191° · 37% saturation · 72% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Light enough to serve as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Candle Against Blithe Greeting
HEX
#9cc8d2
RGB
rgb(156,200,210)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,78.4%,82.4%)
HSL
hsl(191,37%,72%)
HSV
hsv(191,26%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(26,5,0,18)
LAB
lab(78,-12,-10)
LCH
lch(78,16,220)
sRGB
(0.612,0.784,0.824)
HEX8
#9cc8d2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
156200210

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Color info

Lightness
72%
Saturation
37%
Hue
191°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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