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Colour

#A0E5E2

  • #A0E5E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A0E5E2 is a cyan with RGB values 160, 229, 226 and HSL 177°, 57%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A0E5E2#A0E5E2
HEX#A0E5E2
RGBrgb(160, 229, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.898, 0.8863
RGB percentages62.7%, 89.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(177.4, 57%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.4, 30.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 1.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,544,610
CSS custom property--colour: #A0E5E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#5F1A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#88E9E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 13Light cyan · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.41, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A0A3
Analogous#A0E5C0, #A0C6E5
Triadic#E2A0E5, #E5E2A0
Split complementary#E5A0C6, #E5BFA0
Tetradic#BFA0E5, #E5A0A3, #C6E5A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FBFA
Lighter +10%#C8F0EE
Darker −10%#78DAD6
Darker −20%#50CFCA
Darker −30%#33B9B3
Darker −40%#28918D
More saturated +25%#91F4F0
Less saturated −25%#AFD6D4

Channel breakdown

R160
G229
B226
Red160 (62.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue177.39°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G E5 · B E2

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