Colour

#A0DEDC

#A0DEDC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A0DEDC is a cyan with RGB values 160, 222, 220 and HSL 178°, 48%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A0DEDC#A0DEDC

HEX#A0DEDC

RGBrgb(160, 222, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.8706, 0.8627

RGB percentages62.7%, 87.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(178.1, 48.4%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 27.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK27.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,542,812

CSS custom property--colour: #A0DEDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#5F2123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBCFDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8BE2DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.7 Powder blue · ΔE 6.6 Light blue · ΔE 10.9 Light cyan · ΔE 16.9 Sky blue · ΔE 17.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DEA0A2

Analogous#A0DEBD, #A0C1DE

Triadic#DCA0DE, #DEDCA0

Split complementary#DEA0C1, #DEBDA0

Tetradic#BDA0DE, #DEA0A2, #C1DEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF8F8

Lighter +10%#C6EBEA

Darker −10%#7AD1CE

Darker −20%#54C4C0

Darker −30%#3BAAA6

Darker −40%#2E8481

More saturated +25%#90EEEB

Less saturated −25%#B0CECD

Channel breakdown

R160

G222

B220

Red160 (62.7%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue178.06°

Saturation (HSL)48.44%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A0 · G DE · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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