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Recognised as Colour

#A0EFEF

  • #A0EFEF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A0EFEF is a cyan with RGB values 160, 239, 239 and HSL 180°, 71%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A0EFEF#A0EFEF
HEX#A0EFEF
RGBrgb(160, 239, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.9373, 0.9373
RGB percentages62.7%, 93.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(180, 71.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 33.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK33.1%, 0%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,547,183
CSS custom property--colour: #A0EFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#5F1010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DDF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#81F4EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 14.8Light cyan · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.59, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA0A0
Analogous#A0EFC8, #A0C8EF
Triadic#EFA0EF, #EFEFA0
Split complementary#EFA0C8, #EFC8A0
Tetradic#C8A0EF, #EFA0A0, #C8EFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FEFE
Lighter +10%#CCF6F6
Darker −10%#74E8E8
Darker −20%#49E0E0
Darker −30%#23D3D3
Darker −40%#1CA7A7
More saturated +25%#92FDFD
Less saturated −25%#AEE1E1

Channel breakdown

R160
G239
B239
Red160 (62.7%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)71.17%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A0 · G EF · B EF

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