Recognised as Colour
#A0EBE1
- #A0EBE1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#A0EBE1 is a cyan with RGB values 160, 235, 225 and HSL 172°, 65%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#A0EBE1#A0EBE1
HEX#A0EBE1
RGBrgb(160, 235, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.9216, 0.8824
RGB percentages62.7%, 92.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(172, 65.2%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 31.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,546,145
CSS custom property--colour: #A0EBE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#5F141E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBA0AA
Analogous#A0EBBB, #A0CFEB
Triadic#E1A0EB, #EBE1A0
Split complementary#EBA0D0, #EBBBA0
Tetradic#BBA0EB, #EBA0AA, #CFEBA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G235
B225
Red160 (62.7%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G EB · B E1
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