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Recognised as Colour

#A0CECE

  • #A0CECE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A0CECE is a cyan with RGB values 160, 206, 206 and HSL 180°, 32%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A0CECE#A0CECE
HEX#A0CECE
RGBrgb(160, 206, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.8078, 0.8078
RGB percentages62.7%, 80.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(180, 31.9%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 22.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,538,702
CSS custom property--colour: #A0CECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#5F3131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91D1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.2Light blue · ΔE 8.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA0A0
Analogous#A0CEB7, #A0B7CE
Triadic#CEA0CE, #CECEA0
Split complementary#CEA0B7, #CEB7A0
Tetradic#B7A0CE, #CEA0A0, #B7CEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F1F1
Lighter +10%#C2DFDF
Darker −10%#7EBDBD
Darker −20%#5DABAB
Darker −30%#488D8D
Darker −40%#376B6B
More saturated +25%#8EE0E0
Less saturated −25%#B2BCBC

Channel breakdown

R160
G206
B206
Red160 (62.7%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)31.94%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A0 · G CE · B CE

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