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Recognised as Colour

#A0C9C3

  • #A0C9C3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A0C9C3 is a cyan with RGB values 160, 201, 195 and HSL 171°, 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

#A0C9C3#A0C9C3
HEX#A0C9C3
RGBrgb(160, 201, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7882, 0.7647
RGB percentages62.7%, 78.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(171.2, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,537,411
CSS custom property--colour: #A0C9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#5F363C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C4C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#95CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 14.8Light grey · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9A0A6
Analogous#A0C9AF, #A0BBC9
Triadic#C3A0C9, #C9C3A0
Split complementary#C9A0BA, #C9AFA0
Tetradic#AFA0C9, #C9A0A6, #BAC9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEEC
Lighter +10%#C1DBD8
Darker −10%#7FB7AE
Darker −20%#5FA49A
Darker −30%#4B857C
Darker −40%#39645E
More saturated +25%#8DDCD0
Less saturated −25%#B3B6B6

Channel breakdown

R160
G201
B195
Red160 (62.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue171.22°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G C9 · B C3

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