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Recognised as Colour

#A1E8D9

  • #A1E8D9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A1E8D9 is a cyan with RGB values 161, 232, 217 and HSL 167°, 61%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A1E8D9#A1E8D9
HEX#A1E8D9
RGBrgb(161, 232, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.9098, 0.851
RGB percentages63.1%, 91%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(167.3, 60.7%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.3, 30.6%, 91%)
CMYK30.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,610,905
CSS custom property--colour: #A1E8D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#5E1726

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E0D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8CEAE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 18.8Light cyan · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A1B0
Analogous#A1E8B6, #A1D3E8
Triadic#D9A1E8, #E8D9A1
Split complementary#E8A1D4, #E8B6A1
Tetradic#B5A1E8, #E8A1B0, #D3E8A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FCFA
Lighter +10%#CAF2EA
Darker −10%#78DEC8
Darker −20%#4FD4B8
Darker −30%#2FC1A2
Darker −40%#259880
More saturated +25%#92F7E1
Less saturated −25%#B0D9D1

Channel breakdown

R161
G232
B217
Red161 (63.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue167.32°
Saturation (HSL)60.68%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A1 · G E8 · B D9

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