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Recognised as Colour

#A1E5CA

  • #A1E5CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A1E5CA is a cyan with RGB values 161, 229, 202 and HSL 156°, 57%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A1E5CA#A1E5CA
HEX#A1E5CA
RGBrgb(161, 229, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.898, 0.7922
RGB percentages63.1%, 89.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(156.2, 56.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.2, 29.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 11.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,610,122
CSS custom property--colour: #A1E5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#5E1A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2DCC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#91E6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.3Aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A1BC
Analogous#A1E5A8, #A1DEE5
Triadic#CAA1E5, #E5CAA1
Split complementary#E5A1DE, #E5A8A1
Tetradic#A8A1E5, #E5A1BC, #DEE5A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1FBF7
Lighter +10%#C9F0E1
Darker −10%#79DAB3
Darker −20%#51CF9D
Darker −30%#33BA84
Darker −40%#289268
More saturated +25%#92F4CD
Less saturated −25%#B0D6C7

Channel breakdown

R161
G229
B202
Red161 (63.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue156.18°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A1 · G E5 · B CA

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