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Recognised as Colour

#A0ECD4

  • #A0ECD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A0ECD4 is a cyan with RGB values 160, 236, 212 and HSL 161°, 67%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A0ECD4#A0ECD4
HEX#A0ECD4
RGBrgb(160, 236, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.9255, 0.8314
RGB percentages62.7%, 92.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(161.1, 66.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 32.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 10.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,546,388
CSS custom property--colour: #A0ECD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#5F132B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E3D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD9D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8BEDE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.3Aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Turquoise · ΔE 18.9Powder blue · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA0B8
Analogous#A0ECAE, #A0DEEC
Triadic#D4A0EC, #ECD4A0
Split complementary#ECA0DE, #ECAEA0
Tetradic#AEA0EC, #ECA0B8, #DEECA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FDFA
Lighter +10%#CBF5E7
Darker −10%#76E4C1
Darker −20%#4BDBAE
Darker −30%#28CB97
Darker −40%#20A078
More saturated +25%#92FAD9
Less saturated −25%#AEDECF

Channel breakdown

R160
G236
B212
Red160 (62.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue161.05°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G EC · B D4

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