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Recognised as Colour

#A0C9C2

  • #A0C9C2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A0C9C2 is a cyan with RGB values 160, 201, 194 and HSL 170°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A0C9C2#A0C9C2
HEX#A0C9C2
RGBrgb(160, 201, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7882, 0.7608
RGB percentages62.7%, 78.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(169.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 3.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,537,410
CSS custom property--colour: #A0C9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#5F363D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C4C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1Silver · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 16.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9A0A7
Analogous#A0C9AD, #A0BBC9
Triadic#C2A0C9, #C9C2A0
Split complementary#C9A0BB, #C9ADA0
Tetradic#ADA0C9, #C9A0A7, #BBC9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEEC
Lighter +10%#C1DBD7
Darker −10%#7FB7AD
Darker −20%#5FA498
Darker −30%#4B857B
Darker −40%#39645D
More saturated +25%#8DDCCE
Less saturated −25%#B3B6B6

Channel breakdown

R160
G201
B194
Red160 (62.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue169.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G C9 · B C2

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